| Lord Jim Contributor(s): Conrad, Joseph (Author), Dryden, Linda (Introduction by), Schlund-Vials, Cathy (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 0451531272 ISBN-13: 9780451531278 Publisher: Signet Book OUR PRICE: $5.36 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: Lord Jim tells the story of a young, idealistic Englishman--"as unflinching as a hero in a book"--who is disgraced by a single act of cowardice while serving as an officer on the Patna, a merchant-ship sailing from an eastern port. His life is ruined: an isolated scandal has assumed horrifying proportions. But, then he is befriended by an older man named Marlow who helps to establish him in exotic Patusan, a remote Malay settlement where his courage is put to the test once more. Lord Jim is a book about courage and cowardice, self-knowledge and personal growth. It is one of the most profound and rewarding psychological novels in English. Set in the context of social change and colonial expansion in late Victorian England, it embodies in Jim the values and turmoil of a fading empire. This new edition uses the first English edition text and includes a new introduction and notes by leading Conrad scholar Jacques Berthoud, glossaries, and an appendix on Conrad's sources and reading. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Sea Stories - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Signet Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 4.24" W x 6.76" (0.37 lbs) 352 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5989 Reading Level: 9.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 24.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A bold young English sailor has despised himself ever since an impulsive moment of cowardice. Jim moves East to Patusan, where natives worship him-and he may be able to find redemption... |