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Lord Jim

Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 (Book - - 2007)
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Lord Jim


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Penguin Putnam
Penguin inaugurates a series of revised editions of Conrad's finest works, with new introductions

Conrad's 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,
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Penguin Putnam
Penguin inaugurates a series of revised editions of Conrad's finest works, with new introductions

Conrad's 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.



Baker & Taylor
A young Englishman branded as a coward seeks personal redemption for an act of selfishness.

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Additional Contributors: Simmons, Allan
Stape, J. H.
Imprint: London, UK - Penguin
Pages: 354
Edition: New ed
ISBN: 9780141441610, 0141441615
Language: English
Statement of responsibility: Joseph Conrad ; edited and with an introduction by Allan H. Simmons ; with notes and glossaries by J.H. Stape
Characteristics: xliv, 354 p. ;,20 cm.
Author (Original Script): Conrad, Joseph
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I just couldn't get into it. I guess I'm not a Conrad fan. I found Conrad's style and characters tiresome. Jim *is* a miserable cur.

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Jim, a naive water-clerk on a cargo ship, jumps off when the ship starts to sink. Since the Captain and officers cannot be found Jim is tried for abandoning the ship and its 800 passengers.

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