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
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
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Slavery, Greed and Money, Power and Corruption, Social Injustice, Economics, History Motifs: Blood, Money and Gold Historical References: Roger Casement, British Empire Settings: Africa Characters: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Archetypes: Villain, Tyrant