How long does it take to read Heart of Darkness?
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad takes about 1h 45m to read — it is 96 pages.
Reading plans
- 15 minutes a day → 7 days
- 30 minutes a day → 4 days
- 60 minutes a day → 2 days
Estimated at an average adult reading pace (~250 words per minute, ~275 words per page). Actual time varies with reading speed and edition.
At 96 pages it is longer than 23% of the 1,407 assigned books we track, and its Lexile measure is 1070L (typically assigned in grades 11–12).
Assigned books of about the same length
- The Pearl — 96 pages, about 1h 45m
- Oedipus Rex — 80 pages, about 1h 30m
- Animal Farm — 112 pages, about 2h 5m
- Of Mice and Men — 112 pages, about 2h 5m
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