Conrad in Quest of His Youth: An Extravagance of Temperament

Name: Conrad in Quest of His Youth: An Extravagance of Temperament
Author: Leonard Merrick
ISBN: 9781836103738

Author: Leonard Merrick
Read by: Eloise Fairfax
Language: English
Length: 4 hours 45 minutes
ISBN: 9781836103738
Published: 10 April 2026
Imprint: Sovereign

Conrad
nostalgia
middle age
memory
passage of time
disillusionment
youth
self-reflection
Paris
London

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Description

In Conrad in Quest of His Youth: An Extravagance of Temperament by Leonard Merrick, Conrad, a middle-aged man, returns to London seeking to revive the emotions of his youth. Revisiting Paris and a cherished seaside town, he confronts nostalgia, change, and disillusionment. As memories clash with reality, he realizes time has altered both his world and himself, shaping a poignant reflection on loss and longing.

Author

Leonard Merrick (1864–1939) was the English novelist other novelists kept recommending. Joseph Conrad admired him; so did a generation that valued craft over noise. Merrick wrote of theatre people, money worries, and the almost-made-it — characters who can see success and cannot quite grasp it. His prose is professional in the best sense: polished, observant, and quietly devastating.

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