- Publication date
- 1899
- first line
- The Nellie, a cruising yawl, swung to her anchor without a flutter of the sails, and was at rest.
- last line
- The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the tranquil waterway leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed somber under an overcast sky—seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness.
- title
- Heart of Darkness