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Introduction and Notes by Susan Jones, St Hilda's College, Oxford.

First published in 1900, Lord Jim established Conrad as one of the great storytellers of the twentieth century. Set in the Malay Archipelago, the novel not only provides a gripping account... Read Full Overview

All discrepancies have been checked against the second English edition and the second American edition; the resulting Textual Notes include over 500 substantive changes.

The text is thoroughly annotated, and the editor has added a "Glossary of Eastern and Nautical Terms."

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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...

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He was an inch, perhaps two, under six feet, powerfully built, and he advanced straight at you with a slight stoop of the shoulders, head forward, and a fixed from-under stare which made you think of a charging bull. His voice was deep, loud, and his manner displayed a kind of... Read Full Overview

Lord Jim is a powerful novel by Joseph Conrad. A young British seaman named Jim abandons his ship Patna in the middle of a storm, fearing the ship will sink and leaving the 800 passengers on board to fend for themselves. He arrives in port to discover the... Read Full Overview

Un jeune officier de marine, le lieutenant Jim, embarque comme second bord d'un vieux cargo bon pour la ferraille, le Patna, pour convoyer un groupe de p lerins vers La Mecque. Dans le brouillard, le Patna heurte une pave. En inspectant la coque, Jim d couvre un d but de voie... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

Lord Jim , by Joseph Conrad , is a classic tale of a young man struggling with his own morality in the face of a dangerous and uncertain world. Set in the early 19th century, the novel follows Jim, a young English sailor, as he embarks on a life-changing journey in the South... Read Full Overview

LORD JIM by JOSEPH CONRAD 1857-1924Large Print

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First published in 1900, Lord Jim is widely regarded as one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. Its central message about the consequences of straying from personal responsibility and ethical integrity is as powerful today as it was over one hundred years ago. In... Read Full Overview

First published in 1900, 'Lord Jim' established Conrad as one of the great storytellers of the twentieth century. Set in the Malay Archipelago, the novel not only provides a gripping account of maritime adventure and romance, but also an exotic tale of the East. Its themes also... Read Full Overview

Originally published in serial form between October 1899 and November 1900, Joseph Conrad's "Lord Jim" is the story of Jim, a young British Seamen and the first mate of the "Patna", a ship full of Muslim pilgrims on a hajj to Mecca. When the ship is damaged and begins to take... Read Full Overview