... pushed a little (and only very little) beyond the actual facts of the case for the perfectly legitimate- (Conrad 11) in his notes. Due to the largely proimperialistic audience Conrad was writing for, he had to carefully conceal his criticism so that only the right kind of eye could discover his true meaning. According to Robert Hampson, "The narrative strategies of both ... encountered the true nature of imperialism while working for a Belgian company in the Congo under the reign of King Leopold II and became disenfranchised with the movement. Notable in his journal, The Congo Diary, is...

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