Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
3. CONTENTS ix
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. 1. KIPLING’S EMPIRE 9
6. 2. UNBEARABLE BURDENS: KIPLING IN THE EIGHTIES 30
7. 3. LIFTING THE BURDEN: KIPLING IN THE NINETIES 56
8. 4. JOSEPH CONRAD: BOUND TO EMPIRE 82
9. 5. THE MALAY NOVELS: IMPERIAL ROMANCE AND REALITY 98
10. 6. THE HEART OF DARKNESS 131
11. 7. NOSTROMO: TYRANNY WITHOUT TYRANTS 155
12. CONCLUSION 168
13. NOTES 173
14. INDEX 181