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Similar to Joseph Conrad's better-known Heart of Darkness, Youth begins with a narrator describing five men drinking claret around a mahogany table. They are all veterans of the merchant navy. One of the men, Marlow speaks of his first voyage to the East as second mate on board... Read Full Overview

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Similar to Joseph Conrad's better-known Heart of Darkness, this autobiographical short story, by Joseph Conrad, depicts a young man's first journey to the East. Youth is a haunting tale about ill omens, the passing of time and the making... Read Full Overview

""Youth"" is a novella written by Joseph Conrad and published in 1902. The story is a semi-autobiographical account of the author's own experiences as a young man working as a sailor on various ships. The main character, Marlow, is a young man who dreams of adventure and decides... Read Full Overview

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

Youth is a novel by the acclaimed author Joseph Conrad, first published in 1902. The story follows the journey of Marlow, a young seaman who sets out on a mission to find the legendary ivory trader, Kurtz, deep in the heart of the African jungle. Along the way, Marlow encounters... Read Full Overview

""Youth"" is a novella written by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1902. The story is a coming-of-age tale that follows the adventures of a young man named Marlow as he sets out on his first voyage as a seaman. Marlow's journey takes him from London to the Congo, where he witnesses... Read Full Overview

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Autobiographical short story by Joseph Conrad. "Youth" depicts a young man's first journey to the East. It is narrated by Charles Marlow who is also the narrator of Lord Jim and Chance. The narrator's introduction suggests this is the first time, chronologically, the character... Read Full Overview

"Youth" is an 1898 autobiographical short story by Joseph Conrad published in Blackwood's Magazine, and then included as the first story in Conrad's 1902 volume Youth, a Narrative, and Two Other Stories. This volume also includes Heart of Darkness and The End of the Tether, stories... Read Full Overview

Youth" is an 1898 autobiographical short story by Joseph Conrad[1] published in Blackwood's Magazine, and then included as the first story in Conrad's 1902 volume Youth, a Narrative, and Two Other Stories. This volume also includes Heart of Darkness and The End of the Tether,... Read Full Overview

Youth" is an 1898 autobiographical short story by Joseph Conrad[1] published in Blackwood's Magazine, and then included as the first story in Conrad's 1902 volume Youth, a Narrative, and Two Other Stories. This volume also includes Heart of Darkness and The End of the Tether,... Read Full Overview

"Ja, ich habe ein wenig von den stlichen Meeren gesehen. Da k mpft man, arbeitet, schwitzt, bringt sich beinahe, manchmal auch ganz um, immer in dem Bestreben, irgendwas durchzuf hren - das man dann doch nicht fertigbringt. Nicht aus eigenem Verschulden. Man kann nur einfach... Read Full Overview