Heart of Darkness: Audiobook
The Heart of Darkness audiobook runs an estimated 4 hours (about 2.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 4 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 4 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 99% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
- That's 52% shorter than the average romance audiobook (8.3 hrs across 3596 titles in our dataset).
Computed from romance audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for romance listeners who want a central love story and a historical setting: a weekend-size listen at 4 hours (estimated).
About the book
The story of the enigmatic Kurtz and his outpost in deepest Congo as told by Marlow is an adventure story that examines the intent and effects of colonization. It remains one of the most controversial and profound writings of world literature. Joseph Conrad was born Jozef Teodor Konrad Nalecz Korzeniowski, on December 3, 1857, in Russian occupied Poland. His father, who was fighting for Polish independence, wrote a poem asking his son to remain "without land or love" as long as Poland was enslaved. Conrad went to sea at sixteen and and served fifteen years aboard English ships. He became the captain of his own ships, sailing to Asia and Africa. He took up writing at the age of thirty two. It did not come easy: English was his fourth language after Polish, Russian and French, but he wrote with depth and beauty seldom matched.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Heart of Darkness audiobook?
Heart of Darkness runs about 4 hours, our estimate from its 136 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.7 hours.
Is the Heart of Darkness audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
When was Heart of Darkness first published?
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad was first published in 1899.
