"An extraordinary find" (Heart of Darkness)

"It was an extraordinary find. Its title was An Inquiry into some Points of Seamanship, by a man Towser, Towson. . ." (119)

Along his journey, Marlow finds a book. Although to most people, finding a book would not be of much interest, Marlow shows that to him, this find is spectacular. At this point in his excursion, he is away from all that is familiar to him and far from a civilized world. When he finds this book, it reminds him of his precious world that he has been away from for so long. This is the reason why Conrad has him keep the book, and hold it dearly.