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The main subject of the episode - a novella first published in Blackwoods magazine in 1899, discussed extensively as one of the most celebrated works in English literature and a portrait of Belgian Congo colonialism

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Mentioned as the polar opposite to Heart of Darkness - described as a swashbuckling, optimistic journey into Africa that never questions the right of adventurers to be there

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Referenced as Conrad's 'great biographer' - described as a biography that is 'quite hard to get hold of' and cited for details about Conrad's life and the Congo journey

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Mentioned as Conrad's first novel, which he started writing in 1889

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Referenced as a source that mentions Leon Romm as a possible model for the character Kurtz

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Described as a 'brilliantly influential book' by the Palestinian American critic, in the context of discussing Said's critique of Heart of Darkness

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Mentioned as a book by a Norwegian writer that was excoriating about European imperialism, particularly British imperialism, and was the basis for a documentary series

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Described as 'one of my favourite books' published in 1890, about a Parisian train driver who is a homicidal maniac, referenced to illustrate the theme of evil lurking within in late Victorian culture

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Mentioned as published in 1897, referenced in discussion of the theme of darkness coming to England in late Victorian literature

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Mentioned as published in 1899, the same year as Heart of Darkness, in discussion of themes of repressed anxieties in the European imagination

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Mentioned in podcast advertisement as a bestseller written by Peter Frankopan about the Mongol region

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Referenced as a comparison to Heart of Darkness - both transpose the horrors of European colonialism to Britain