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Youth, A Narrative; and Two Other Stories

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

Youth, a Narrative; and Two Other Stories is a collection of three works of short fiction by Joseph Conrad, 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

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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

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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

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  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

Sources

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  • Baines, Jocelyn. 1960. Joseph Conrad: A Critical Biography, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York. ISBN 978-0297167556
  • Graver, Laurence]. 1969. Conrad’s Short Fiction. University of California Press, Berkeley, California. ISBN 0-520-00513-9
  • Watt, Ian. 1977. Impressionism and Symbolism in Heart of Darkness. The Southern Review, January 1977 in Joseph Conrad: Modern Critical Reviews, editor Harold Bloom. Chelsea House Publishers. 1987 pp. 83–99 ISBN 0-87754-642-8