| ‘Twixt Land and Sea | |
| Author: | Joseph Conrad |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Short Stories |
| Publisher: | J. M. Dent and Sons |
| Pub Date: | 1912 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages: | 264 |
| Oclc: | 2351239 |
‘Twixt Land and Sea is a collection of three works of short fiction by Joseph Conrad published in 1912 by J. M. Dent publishers.[1]
The three works in ‘Twixt Land and Sea first appeared in literary journals; the publisher and date are provided below.[2]
“A Smile of Fortune” (London Magazine, February 1911)
“The Secret Sharer” (Harper’s Magazine, August-September 1910
“Freya of the Seven Isles” (The Metropolitan Magazine, April 1912, The London Magazine, July 1912)
In 1909 Conrad received an unexpected visit from Captain C. M. Marris, a seafarer he had served with as a youth in the Malay Archipelago. The captain informed Conrad that many of his old colleagues were avid readers of his literary fiction. Though he had not written a short story for years, Conrad was inspired to write the works that would be collected in ‘Twixt Land and Sea.[3] [4]
Conrad wrote to his literary agent J. B. Pinker on Marris’ visit in October 1909:
Conrad dedicated ‘Twixt Land and Sea to Captain Marris.[5]