Overview
About this book
The Shadow Line: A Confession is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to Joseph Conrad. Catalog subjects include Sea stories; Ship captains -- Fiction. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.
- First published
- Unknown year
- Language
- English
- Copyright status
- Public domain
- Source edition
- Project Gutenberg ebook #451
English level
B1–B2 · Steady progress
The Shadow Line: A Confession is calibrated from 38,147 sampled words across 7 chapters: sentences average 13.1 words, 13.4% exceed 24 words and 5.8% of words are nine letters or longer.
Explore the B1–B2 level →Sentence rhythm
What the prose asks
Mostly compact sentences averaging 13.1 words in the sampled text
Vocabulary
What may slow you down
5.8% of sampled words contain nine or more letters; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter
Reading rhythm
Short commitment
A few long sections make advance stopping points useful. About 7 calm 30-minute sessions.
Suggested approach
Read with momentum
Use chapter or section breaks to keep context while reading steadily
Best starting point
Begin with chapter one
The full text is ready with speech, lookup and saved progress.
CEFR-aligned Linden estimate · high confidence · sampled full text · Calibrated 2026-09-08 · Provisional, not an exam certification.
Table of contents
7 chapters
Related author
Joseph Conrad
A Polish-born British novelist who wrote in English and used maritime journeys to examine labor, empire, authority and the limits of a narrator’s knowledge.
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