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| About This Series | ||
| Introduction | 1 | |
| A Note on the Texts | 23 | |
| Pt. 1 | Historical Contexts | 29 |
| From The Descent of Man | 31 | |
| From Social Evolution | 35 | |
| From "The First Home Rule Bill" | 39 | |
| From Imperialism | 43 | |
| From The Expansion of England | 49 | |
| From Cawnpore | 57 | |
| From The Brotherhood | 64 | |
| From Polynesian Researches | 68 | |
| From Typee | 71 | |
| From In Darkest Africa | 77 | |
| "An Open Letter to His Serene Majesty Leopold II" | 94 | |
| "Letter from the King of the Belgians" | 106 | |
| Pt. 2 | Biographical Contexts | 109 |
| From The Intimate Enemy | 111 | |
| From a Letter to Margaret Burne-Jones | 116 | |
| From a Letter to Sidney Colvin | 122 | |
| "Robert Louis Stevenson and Samoan History: Crossing the Roman Wall" | 126 | |
| Letter to Marguerite Poradowska | 133 | |
| From The Rings of Saturn | 136 | |
| Pt. 3 | Fictions of Empire | 151 |
| "The Man Who Would Be King" | 152 | |
| "The Beach of Falesa" | 187 | |
| Heart of Darkness | 246 | |
| Pt. 4 | Ancillary Texts | 323 |
| "Recessional" | 325 | |
| "The White Man's Burden" | 326 | |
| From In the South Seas | 328 | |
| From a Letter to the Times | 334 | |
| From "Geography and Some Explorers" | 339 | |
| Pt. 5 | Critical Responses | 347 |
| From "The Worst Muckers" | 349 | |
| "Taking Up with Kanakas: Stevenson's Complex Social Criticism in 'The Beach of Falesa'" | 359 | |
| "An Image of Africa" | 373 | |
| "Heart of Darkness: Anti-Imperialism, Racism, or Impressionism?" | 385 | |
| Chronology | 405 | |
| Works Cited | 409 | |
| Further Reading | 417 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
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reviewed Fictions of Empire: Heart of Darkness, The Man Who Would Be King, and The Beach at Falesa on June 27, 2008
Fictions of Empire: Heart of Darkness, The Man Who Would Be King, and The Beach at Falesa
Here it is in fiction, a primer on "empire." If you know little of nothing about the British empire, then you need to read these three classics in tandum to grasp your first breath of it all. Also read To Shoot an Elephant by George Orwell. All are must reads.
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Add Fictions of Empire: Heart of Darkness, The Man Who Would Be King, and The Beach at Falesa, This unique volume brings together for the first time these three short fictional works written by British authors in the late 1880s and 1890s. Each writer takes a different perspective on the topic of imperialism. Contextual materials include related wor, Fictions of Empire: Heart of Darkness, The Man Who Would Be King, and The Beach at Falesa to the inventory that you are selling on WonderClubX
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Add Fictions of Empire: Heart of Darkness, The Man Who Would Be King, and The Beach at Falesa, This unique volume brings together for the first time these three short fictional works written by British authors in the late 1880s and 1890s. Each writer takes a different perspective on the topic of imperialism. Contextual materials include related wor, Fictions of Empire: Heart of Darkness, The Man Who Would Be King, and The Beach at Falesa to your collection on WonderClub |
