One character in this novel tells of how he stared at the blank spaces on a map as a child. The protagonist waits for a month for a supply of rivets, and another character is killed by a spear when he
One character in this novel tells of how he stared at the blank spaces on a map as a child. The protagonist waits for a month for a supply of rivets, and another character is killed by a spear when he leans out of a window. A Russian traveller in this novel warns the protagonist that whistles will be more use than guns. The protagonist, who tells his story aboard The Nellie, debates whether to tell the truth about a man's last words to his fiance in Belgium. That man, who had lived in a house surrounded by decapitated heads, utters, "The horror! The horror!" For 10 points, name this novel in which Marlow searches for Mr. Kurtz in the Congo, written by Joseph Conrad.
One character in this novel tells of how he stared at the blank spaces on a map as a child.