The narrative structure of Wuthering Heights and the Heart of Darkness Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte was first published in 1847, during the Victorian era. Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness was first published as a complete novel in 1902, beginning what is known in literature as the modernist era. Each of these compelling stories is told by an uninvolved character who quotes a story told to them by a character who actually participated in the story being told. There are both differences and similarities in these effective storytelling methods that reflect the styles and expectations of those times. In Bronte's Wuthering Heights, the character of Lockwood begins the tale, then proceeds to tell the oration of the story of Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross. Grange seen through the eyes of Nelly Dean. Lockwood's additions to the story are limited to the beginning of the novel and the end, and to one occasion when he pleads with Nelly Dean: "Take your knitting out of your pocket, that's enough, now continue the story of Mr. Heathcliff." , from where you left off, to the present day" (WH 70). Nelly Dean, who actively participated in some (but not all) of the episodes he recounts, tells most of the story to the reader. In Conrad's Heart of Darkness, an unnamed sailor recounts a story told to him by Captain Marlow. The appearance of the unnamed narrator is interspersed throughout the story, reminding the reader that this is a story told to a group of sailors. "I listened, I listened waiting for the phrase, the word, which would give me the clue to the slight discomfort inspired by this narrative that seemed to take shape without human lips in the him... in the middle of paper......the same type of narrative frame, each is indicative of the era in which it was written. Emily Bronte wrote Nelly Dean's fiction to suit the times and audiences of 1847. Fifty-five years later Joseph Conrad began the modernist era with his fiction of Marlow, and captured the attention of a new audience As things changed and time passed, so did the audience of British Literature.Works Cited and ConsultedBressler, Charles E. Literary Criticism , 1999. Bronte, Wuthering Heights WW Norton : New York, 1990. Conrad, Joseph, David, et al., ed. The Longman Anthology of British Literature: Vol B. Compact ed. New York: Longman - Addison Wesley Longman, 2000.