Review of: John G. Peters (ed.) The secret sharer and other stories (…)

Abstract

We are all familiar with the well established Norton Critical Edition series (NCE) which for years has set the standard for scholarly and critical apparatus and which gives master interpretative keys in the reader’s hands, being at the same time accessible for undergraduate students. Besides the readership comprises also scholars engaged in historical and textual research who can explore how, for example, Conrad transformed the sources, as well as teachers of short fi ction who will fi nd this volume an indispensable manual while preparing class discussions. Conrad’s most important works have already been published in the NCE series including the authorative edition of Lord Jim by Thomas C. Moser and the comprehensive one of Heart of Darkness by Robert Kimbrough. This edition fi lls the gap between Conrad’s novelistic masterpieces and his finest short stories [...].