Project Gutenberg 2006-01-09 Public domain in the USA. 1019 Conrad, Joseph 1857 1924 Korzeniowski, Joseph Conrad Theodore Korzeniowski, Józef Konrad Teodor Korzeniowski, Jozef Konrad Teodor Heart of Darkness There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #219 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_Darkness See also PG#219 Produced by Judith Boss and David Widger "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad is a novella written during the late 19th century. This gripping tale explores the journey of Marlow, a sailor who is drawn to a mysterious river in Africa that promises adventure but serves as a conduit to the darkest recesses of human nature, colonial exploitation, and moral ambiguity. At the start of the novella, the setting unfolds aboard the Nellie, a yawl anchored on the Thames River. As the crew waits for the tide, Marlow reflects on the historical significance of the river and the dark places it once connected to. He begins to share his own experiences in Africa, including his fascination with maps and the unexplored territories they represent. The narrative introduces Marlow as an outsider, a seaman whose reflections on civilization and the inherent darkness of humanity foreshadow the harrowing stories of colonialism, brutality, and emptiness he is about to recount. Through vivid imagery and philosophical musings, the opening establishes a thought-provoking tone that invites readers to contemplate the complexities of imperialism and the psychological depths of man. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Africa -- Fiction Europeans -- Africa -- Fiction Trading posts -- Fiction Degeneration -- Fiction Imperialism -- Fiction Psychological fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 247041 2025-07-01T05:41:15.788608 text/html 246862 246788 2025-01-01T05:55:10.431058 2023-10-01T05:32:20.284335 text/html text/html 165021 2025-07-01T05:41:20.265572 application/epub+zip 167905 2025-07-01T05:41:17.374575 application/epub+zip 167904 2025-07-01T05:41:16.359591 application/epub+zip 298105 2025-07-01T05:41:22.604609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286865 2025-07-01T05:41:19.683538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262322 2022-09-01T06:15:22.941508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233986 2025-07-01T05:41:15.529562 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 234096 2019-05-30T08:09:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93396 2019-05-30T08:09:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19561 2025-07-01T05:41:22.803525 application/rdf+xml 13233 2025-07-01T05:41:16.845561 image/jpeg 3552 2025-07-01T05:41:16.601586 image/jpeg 164650 2025-07-01T05:41:15.811574 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia