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In Joseph Conrad’s *Heart of Darkness*, the protagonist encounters a “man-of-war”. Would this have resembled the stereotypical man-of-war, considering the book is set in the 1890s? If so, why was it still being used?

by /u/ExoticMangoz in /r/AskHistorians

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