TY - BOOK AU - Conrad,Joseph TI - Youth, a Narrative AV - PR PY - 2006/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Fiction KW - Sea stories KW - Adventure stories N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_(Conrad_short_story); Release date is 2006-01-09; Produced by Judith Boss and David Widger; Original publication data not identified N2 - "Youth, a Narrative" by Joseph Conrad is a short story first published in 1898. Narrated by the recurring character Marlow, it recounts a young sailor's first voyage to the Far East aboard the ill-fated barque Judea. What should be a straightforward coal delivery to Bangkok becomes an epic test of endurance as the aging ship suffers collision, storms, months of repairs, and finally spontaneous combustion at sea. Based on Conrad's own experiences, this autobiographical tale captures youthful optimism confronting maritime disaster with unusual serenity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/525 ER -