Youth, a Narrative; and Two Other Stories
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AuthorJoseph Conrad
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreShort Stories
PublisherWilliam Blackwood and Sons
Publication date
1902
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages375
OCLC557007

Youth, a Narrative; and Two Other Stories is a collection of three works of short fiction, originally serialized in Blackwood’s Magazine. The volume was published in 1902 by William Blackwood and Sons.[1]

The collection includes “Heart of Darkness”, considered one of the finest examples of modern fiction.[2][3]

Stories

The three stories that appear in Youth, a Narrative were serialized in Blackwood’s Magazine previous to their collection. The month and date of their first serialization appears below after the title.[4]

“ Youth” (September, 1898)
“Heart of Darkness” (February–April, 1899)
“The End of the Tether” (July–September, 1902)

Publication Background

After the success of the short story “Youth” in 1898, publisher William Blackwood offered to include the story in a collection if Conrad could publish two more works. Conrad consented and these stories were the material for this, his second volume of short fiction.[5]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Graver, 1969 p. 201: Appendix
  2. ^ Watt, 1977 p. 83, p. 84: “...generally reckoned the supreme example of Conrad’s importance in the modern literary tradition.”
  3. ^ Baines, 1960 p. 225: “Heart of Darkness” described as “one of the finest short stories that have been written” according to Baines.
  4. ^ Graver, 1969 p. 201: Appendix
  5. ^ Graver, 1969 p. 120

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