Empire adventure stories in British literature: Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) and E.M Forster (1879-1970)

Britain in the 18th century was more deeply involved with the world beyond its shores than ever before. The motives of this expansion included a desire to enhance national prestige, to guarantee access to raw materials and markets for industrial goods. India and Africa for example offered to Europe prospects of employment, adventure, Christian endeavor, and personal gain. Therefore, by the end of 19th century the empire is no longer merely a shadowy presence, or embodied merely in the unwelcome appearance of a fugitive convict but, in the works of some writers like Joseph Conrad, Rudyard Kipling and E.M Forster who have played an inestimable role in the imagination and social fabric of the British society, a central area of concern. Joseph Conrad, Rudyard Kipling and E.M as many writers during the colonial era were somehow engaged in imperialism as a great work of art by supporting, elaborating and consolidating the practice of empire. The purpose of our article is to analyze the empire adventure stories and to reflect on how writers like Joseph Conrad, Rudyard Kipling or E.M. Forster depicted British imperialism and what effects do their works produce. In our study of empire adventure stories in British literature, we will show that there are elements of racism in the depiction of the characters of Conrad, Kipling and E.M. Forster. https://www.revue-akofena.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/19-T07-SpL-XX-TSioudina-MANDIBAYE-pp.251-262.pd