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Getting started with HTML [w3.org]
There are a variety of pages linked to from the above page. I would suggest first reading the intro page and then following links from there.
Even though I've been doing this for almost 8 years now, I found it very informative and it just helps to solidify my understanding of HTML which I am still learning! ;)
P.S. Dave Raggett pretty much exposes the formula for building a perfect page.
Well, David Raggett is telling us. And he knows what he's talking about!