Youth, A Narrative; and Two Other Stories
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]
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Joseph Conrad |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Short Stories |
| Publisher | William Blackwood and Sons |
Publication date | 1902 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 375 |
| OCLC | 557007 |
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
- Graver, 1969 p. 201: Appendix
- Watt, 1977 p. 83, p. 84: “...generally reckoned the supreme example of Conrad’s importance in the modern literary tradition.”
- Baines, 1960 p. 225: “Heart of Darkness” described as “one of the finest short stories that have been written” according to Baines.
- Graver, 1969 p. 201: Appendix
- Graver, 1969 p. 120
Sources
- 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