by Conan Doyle · Cluster: War and Empire · History · Nationalism and Patriotism

Abstract

A polemical expose of the atrocities committed under King Leopold II’s Congo Free State, cataloguing forced labour, mutilation, and mass killing of Congolese people for rubber profits, and calling on the international community to intervene.

Capitoli / Chapters

Readability (prose)-34 Flesch ease38.5 FK grade39.7 Fog17% complex82.7 words/sent

Connections

Forms & Genres: Essay, Nonfiction Themes & Concepts: Empire and Imperialism, Crime and Punishment, Slavery, Greed and Money, Power and Corruption, Social Injustice, Economics, History Motifs: Blood, Money and Gold Historical References: Roger Casement, British Empire Settings: Africa Characters: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Archetypes: Villain, Tyrant