Including "Heart of Darkness"
CONRAD, Joseph. Youth: A Narrative and Two Other Stories. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons. 1902.
8vo. Original green cloth with gold gilt lettering on spine, slight discoloration on top edge, separation of spine; pp. [8], 375, [32]; light evidence of spotting throughout, otherwise very good copy.
First edition in book form of three novellas by Conrad, including "Heart of Darkness".
Youth: A Narrative and Two Other Stories marks a key moment in Joseph Conrad's literary career, being the first of his works to weave personal experience into fiction. It also introduces the character Charles Marlow, who famously narrates the second novella, "Heart of Darkness", widely regarded as one of the most influential works of modern fiction.
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