DarknessJoseph Conrad
Heart of Darkness
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This reading edition contains 38,762 words in 3 original sections. Read the text online with adjustable type and three colour themes, or keep a printable PDF.
Author: Joseph Conrad. Language: English. First published: 1899. Reading edition: 28 October 2026.
Opening excerpt
The Nellie, a cruising yawl, swung to her anchor without a flutter of the sails, and was at rest. The flood had made, the wind was nearly calm, and being bound down the river, the only thing for it was to come to and wait for the turn of the tide.
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