| Lord Jim: A Tale Contributor(s): Conrad, Joseph (Author), Simmons, Allan H. (Editor), Simmons, Allan H. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0141441615 ISBN-13: 9780141441610 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $7.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: Penguin inaugurates a series of revised editions of Conrads finest works, with new introductions Conrads great novel of guilt and redemption follows the first mate on board the "Patna," a raw youth with dreams of heroism who, in an act of cowardice, abandons his ship. His unbearable guilt and its consequences are shaped by Conrad into a narrative of immeasurable richness. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Psychological |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.72" W x 7.3" (0.65 lbs) 400 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5989 Reading Level: 9.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 24.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This compact novel, completed in 1900, as with so many of the great novels of the time, is at its baseline a book of the sea. An English boy in a simple town has dreams bigger than the outdoors and embarks at an early age into the sailor's life. The waters he travels reward him with the ability to explore the human spirit, while Joseph Conrad launches the story into both an exercise of his technical prowess and a delicately crafted picture of a character who reaches the status of a literary hero. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |