882 Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness: Backgrounds and Criticisms, edited by Leonard F. Dean (read 5 Dec 1966) Back in the June 1952 I read Conrad's Heart of Darkness with no particular appreciation. I have now finished reading it and while I cannot say I was bowled over, I was tremendously impressed by the style: "The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the tranquil waterway leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed somber under an overcast sky--seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness." I shall be reading more Conrad. ( )