Heart of Darkness: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Corrected the title Youth: and Two Other Stories to Youth: A Narrative and Two Other Stories. Nov 06, 2026
Added a section on adaptations and quick facts and top questions. Nov 05, 2026
Invalidated site: The Criterion: An International Journal in English - Conrad’s Treatment of Women in Heart of Darkness (PDF). Oct 13, 2026
Add new Web site: The Criterion: An International Journal in English - Conrad’s Treatment of Women in Heart of Darkness (PDF). Jul 01, 2026
Add new Web site: The Criterion: An International Journal in English - Conrad’s Treatment of Women in Heart of Darkness (PDF). Jul 01, 2026
Add new Web site: BBC - Opening Lines - Heart of Darkness. May 07, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC Radio National - Books and Arts - Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. Jan 08, 2026
Add new Web site: Toronto Metropolitan University Pressbooks - Open Textbook - "Heart of Darkness". Nov 27, 2025
Add new Web site: International Journal of English, Literature and Social Sciences - Heart of Darkness: A Congolese Trove of Pain (PDF). May 23, 2025
Add new Web site: International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts - Analysis of Characters and a Brief Study on Joseph Conrad?s Heart Of Darkness. Sep 13, 2024
Add new Web site: International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts - Analysis of Characters and a Brief Study on Joseph Conrad?s Heart Of Darkness. Sep 13, 2024
Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Joseph Conrad (1857–1924). Jan 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Heart of Darkness (PDF). Nov 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Literary Devices - Heart of Darkness Themes. Aug 08, 2023
Add new Web site: Lit2Go - "Heart of Darkness". Dec 05, 2022
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - "Heart of Darkness". Sep 20, 2022
“Literary cannon” changed to “literary canon.” Oct 21, 2021
Article thoroughly revised. May 21, 2020
Add new Web site: The University of Adelaide - "Heart of Darkness". Dec 03, 2014
Add new Web site: The Literature Network - "Heart of Darkness". Dec 03, 2014
Added that the novella was an inspiration for the film Apocalypse Now (1979). Aug 06, 2012
New article added. May 18, 2011
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