Heart of Darkness
(OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, OverDrive Listen)

Book Cover
Average Rating
5 star
 
(1)
4 star
 
(1)
3 star
 
(3)
2 star
 
(2)
1 star
 
(2)
Author:
Conrad, Joseph
Narrator:
Davidson, Frederick
Producer:
Another Time...Another Place
Lexile measure:
970L
Status:
Available from OverDrive
Also in This Series
More Details
Published:
Blackstone Publishing 2009
Format:
OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, OverDrive Listen
Edition:
Unabridged
Street Date:
09/28/2009
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781481540681
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 9, 10 Points
Lexile measure:
970
Published Reviews
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Copy Details
LibraryOwnedAvailable
Shared Digital Collection22

There are 3 holds on this title.

Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Joseph Conrad. (2009). Heart of Darkness. Unabridged Blackstone Publishing.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Joseph Conrad. 2009. Heart of Darkness. Blackstone Publishing.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness. Blackstone Publishing, 2009.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Joseph Conrad. Heart of Darkness. Unabridged Blackstone Publishing, 2009.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
0e4b47df-e576-0e68-49db-3a315176baf4
Go To Grouped Work
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Sep 29, 2014 19:06:00
Date Updated:
Nov 16, 2017 00:37:21
Last Metadata Check:
Apr 23, 2024 16:59:23
Last Metadata Change:
Jan 04, 2024 20:29:03
Last Availability Check:
Apr 23, 2024 16:59:23
Last Availability Change:
Apr 23, 2024 16:59:23
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Apr 24, 2024 03:09:57

OverDrive Product Record

sortTitle
Heart of Darkness
crossRefId
76830
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0887-1/{344240AE-FB7A-4C10-AA1C-5579D4182246}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0887-1/{344240AE-FB7A-4C10-AA1C-5579D4182246}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0887-1/344/240/AE/{344240AE-FB7A-4C10-AA1C-5579D4182246}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0887-1/344/240/AE/{344240AE-FB7A-4C10-AA1C-5579D4182246}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
formats
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781481540681
      • name: OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
      • id: audiobook-mp3
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781481540681
      • name: OverDrive Listen
      • id: audiobook-overdrive
mediaType
Audiobook
primaryCreator
    • role: Author
    • name: Joseph Conrad
id
344240ae-fb7a-4c10-aa1c-5579d4182246
title
Heart of Darkness
starRating
3.1
dateAdded
2014-09-29T11:25:00-04:00
contentDetails
      • href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=426&titleID=76830
      • type: text/html
      • account:
          • name: Wake County Public Libraries (NC)
          • id: 1893

OverDrive MetaData

isPublicDomain
False
formats
      • duration: 03:58:10
      • fileName: HeartofDarkness_9781481540698_76830
      • partCount: 4
      • fileSize: 114527704
      • identifiers:
            • audience: retailer
            • type: PublisherCatalogNumber
            • value: 9781982445584
            • audience: library
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781481540681
      • rights:
            • type: PlayOnPC
            • value: 1
            • type: PlayOnPCCount
            • value: -1
            • type: BurnToCD
            • value: 1
            • type: BurnToCDCount
            • value: -1
            • type: PlayOnPM
            • value: 1
            • type: TransferToSDMI
            • value: 1
            • type: TransferToNonSDMI
            • value: 1
            • type: TransferCount
            • value: -1
            • type: CollaborativePlay
            • value: 0
            • type: PublicPerformance
            • value: 0
            • type: TranscodeToAAC
            • value: 1
      • name: OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: audiobook-mp3
      • onSaleDate: 3/8/2005
      • samples:
            • source: Part 1
            • formatType: audiobook-mp3
            • url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/076830-HeartOfDarkness.mp3
            • source: Part 1
            • formatType: audiobook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=344240AE-FB7A-4C10-AA1C-5579D4182246&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • duration: 03:58:10
      • fileName: HeartofDarkness
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 114327508
      • identifiers:
            • audience: retailer
            • type: PublisherCatalogNumber
            • value: 9781982445584
            • audience: library
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9781481540681
      • name: OverDrive Listen
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: audiobook-overdrive
      • onSaleDate: 3/8/2005
      • samples:
            • source: Part 1
            • formatType: audiobook-mp3
            • url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/076830-HeartOfDarkness.mp3
            • source: Part 1
            • formatType: audiobook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=344240AE-FB7A-4C10-AA1C-5579D4182246&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
creators
      • role: Author
      • fileAs: Conrad, Joseph
      • bioText: Josef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski was born in 1857 in the Russian part of Poland. His parents were punished for their Polish nationalist activities, and the family was exiled to northern Russia. At age twelve, after both of his parents had died of tuberculosis, he was sent to live with his uncle in Switzerland. During his youth he attended schools in Krakow, was involved in arms smuggling for the Carlist cause in Spain, and joined the French merchant marine. He continued his naval career for sixteen years in the British merchant navy, and in 1886, he commanded his own ship. In that same year, he became a British citizen and changed his name to Joseph Conrad. He sailed to many parts of the world, including Australia, the West Indies, South America, and the Congo River. It was during theses long journeys that he started to write. At age thirty-six, he ended his sea career, devoted himself entirely to literature, and settled in England. Two years later, he married an Englishwoman, by whom he had two sons. Despite the immediate critical recognition of his major novels, they did not sell well. The family lived in relative poverty until the commercial success of Chance in 1913. Having finally received acclaim, he was offered a knighthood in 1923, which he declined. Conrad died of a heart attack one year later.
      • name: Joseph Conrad
      • role: Narrator
      • fileAs: Davidson, Frederick
      • name: Frederick Davidson
      • role: Producer
      • fileAs: Another Time...Another Place
      • name: Another Time...Another Place
imprint
Blackstone Audio, Inc., and Buck 50 Productions, LLC
publishDate
2009-09-28T00:00:00-04:00
edition
Unabridged
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
Heart of Darkness
fullDescription

Compelling, exotic, and suspenseful, Heart of Darkness is far more than just an adventure story. The novel explores deep into the dark regions of the hearts and souls of its characters and into the conflicts prevalent in more "primitive" cultures. It is also a striking picture of the moral deterioration that can result from prolonged isolation.

Marlow, the story's narrator, tells his friends of an experience in the Congo where he once ran a river steamer for a trading company. He tells of the ivory traders' cruel exploitation of the natives there. Chief among these is a greedy and treacherous European named Kurtz, who has used savagery to obtain semidivine power over the natives. While Marlow tries to get Kurtz back down the river, Kurtz tries to justify his actions, asserting that he has seen into the very heart of things.

gradeLevels
      • value: Grade 5
      • value: Grade 6
popularity
718
links
    • self:
        • href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/L1BLQAAAA2a/products/344240ae-fb7a-4c10-aa1c-5579d4182246/metadata
        • type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
id
344240ae-fb7a-4c10-aa1c-5579d4182246
starRating
3.2
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0887-1/{344240AE-FB7A-4C10-AA1C-5579D4182246}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0887-1/{344240AE-FB7A-4C10-AA1C-5579D4182246}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0887-1/344/240/AE/{344240AE-FB7A-4C10-AA1C-5579D4182246}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0887-1/344/240/AE/{344240AE-FB7A-4C10-AA1C-5579D4182246}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
isPublicPerformanceAllowed
False
languages
      • code: en
      • name: English
subjects
      • value: Classic Literature
      • value: Fiction
      • value: Literature
publishDateText
09/28/2009
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9781433203800
mediaType
Audiobook
shortDescription

Compelling, exotic, and suspenseful, Heart of Darkness is far more than just an adventure story. The novel explores deep into the dark regions of the hearts and souls of its characters and into the conflicts prevalent in more "primitive" cultures. It is also a striking picture of the moral deterioration that can result from prolonged isolation.

Marlow, the story's narrator, tells his friends of an experience in the Congo where he once ran a river steamer for a trading company. He tells of the ivory traders' cruel exploitation of the natives there. Chief among these is a greedy and treacherous European named Kurtz, who has used savagery to obtain semidivine power over the natives. While Marlow tries to get Kurtz back down the river, Kurtz tries to justify his actions, asserting that he has seen into the very heart of things.

sortTitle
Heart of Darkness
lexileScore
950
crossRefId
76830
awards
      • source: Audio Publishers Association
      • value: Audie Award Nominee
publisher
Blackstone Publishing
bisacCodes
      • code: FIC004000
      • description: Fiction / Classics
      • code: FIC019000
      • description: Fiction / Literary
Formats
OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
Works on MP3 Players, PCs, and Macs. Some mobile devices may require an application to be installed.
Sample Sample 
OverDrive Listen
Sample Sample 
Need Help?
If you are having problem using our eCollection, please visit our support center.
Borrower Reviews