Download or read book Lord Jim Amazonclassics Edition written by Joseph Conrad and published by AmazonClassics. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jim, a young merchant seaman, joins a ship carrying Muslims to Mecca, he's flush with heroic daydreams. But after only a few days aboard, the Patna hits something in the night and begins to take on water. In a crucial moment that tests his courage, Jim cowers and abandons ship rather than risk his life to save the pilgrims. Tried for shameful dereliction of duty, the guilt-ridden Englishman sets forth to make amends for his past in the remote territory of Patusan. As the curious Captain Marlow now attempts to understand Jim's history through various fractured narratives, Jim becomes defined by the memories of others--some true, some invented, and all inescapable. Upending the expectations of nautical fiction, Joseph Conrad created a profound exploration of one's perception of self, of time as both healing and destructive, and of trying to know the unknowable. AmazonClassics brings you timeless works from the masters of storytelling. Ideal for anyone who wants to read a great work for the first time or rediscover an old favorite, these new editions open the door to literature's most unforgettable characters and beloved worlds. Revised edition: Previously published as Lord Jim, this edition of Lord Jim (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.
Download or read book Lord Jim written by Joseph Conrad and published by Joe Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The course of a young sailor's life is forever changed when, in a moment of weakness, he, along with the ship's crew, abandons his distressed ship and its passengers. Now deserted by his fellow crewmembers, Jim is left to face the consequences of their actions alone, and loses his sailing accreditation and ability to make a living as a result. Through the support of Charles Marlow, a sea captain, Jim is able to re-establish his life, and is eventually offered the redemption he so desperately desires. Be it mystery, romance, drama, comedy, politics, or history, great literature stands the test of time. ClassicJoe proudly brings literary classics to today's digital readers, connecting those who love to read with authors whose work continues to get people talking. Look for other fiction and non-fiction classics from ClassicJoe.
Download or read book Lord Jim written by Joseph Conrad and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-05-08 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'To the white men in the waterside business and to the captain of ships he was just Jim - nothing more. He had, of course, another name, but he was anxious that it should not be pronounced.' 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 blighted: an isolated scandal assumes horrifying proportions. An older man, Marlow, befriends Jim, and helps to establish him in Patusan, a remote Malay settlement. There he achieves a kind of peace, but his courage is put to the test once more. Lord Jim 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 the turmoil of a fading empire. In his introduction and notes to this new edition Jacques Berthoud explores the social and cultural dynamics that inform the novel. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Download or read book Lord Jim Readalong written by Joseph Conrad and published by Ags Pub. This book was released on 1994-06-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lord Jim written by Joseph Conrad and published by Penguin Modern Classics. This book was released on 2000 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jim, first mate on board the Patna, is 'a simple and sensitive character', a raw youth dreaming dreams of heroism. But when the Patna threatens to sink, Jim takes the cowardly way out, and jumps clear. His unbearable guilt and its consequences are shaped by Conrad into a narrative of immeasurable richness. 'One of the world's literary masterpieces ...Probably most of us come to feel what the text suggests: that we contain more potential lives than real life permits us to realize' Cedric Watts.
Download or read book Lord Jim Annotated And Illustrated Book written by Joseph Conrad and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are introduced to Jim (later, Lord Jim) at a time when he was working as a water-clerk for a ship-chandler firm in the Far East. It was menial work, but Jim seemed fairly happy, and everyone liked him. They knew him simply as "Jim." Yet, as the plot unfolds, with Conrad's skillful analysis of Jim's character, we gradually realize that Jim was not "merely" Jim; he was "one of us."Jim was born and raised in an English parson's home, and when he was still a young lad, he decided to make the sea his career; thus, he enrolled on a training ship for officers of the merchant marine. He did well and advanced to third place in navigation. While still aboard the training ship, he met his first test of courage.But during that test of courage, Jim held back in fear when he was called upon to assist a vessel injured in a fierce storm. Afterward, he justified himself and rationalized that he was not really afraid; he was simply waiting for a challenge that would be equal to his heroism. Next time, he would be heroic. He was convinced that he would have another chance.
Download or read book Lord Jim written by Cedric Thomas Watts and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1989 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young Englishman branded as a coward seeks personal redemption for an act of selfishness
Download or read book Lord Jim Classic Illustrated Edition written by Joseph Conrad and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-28 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Conrad's most enduringly successful tales, Lord Jim tells the gripping life story of a young sailor whose bad judgement at sea leads him into trouble and a completely unexpected future. Just as fascinating and absorbing today as it was when first published over a century ago, Lord Jim remains a hugely popular novel and one of the very greats of English literature.This meticulous edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text.
Download or read book Lord Jim written by Joseph Conrad and published by Signet Classics. This book was released on 1981 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lord Jim is a classic story of one man's tragic failure and eventual redemption, told under the circumstances of high adventure at the margins of the known world which made Conrad's work so immediately popular. But it is also the book in which its author, through a brilliant adaptation of his stylistic apparatus to his obsessive moral, psychological and political concerns, laid the groundwork for the modern novel as we know it. With An Introduction By Norman Sherry An expert on the works of Joseph Conrad, Professor Norman Sherry is the author of Conrad's Eastern World, Conrad's Western World and Conrad and His World. He is also the editor of Conrad: The Critical Heritage, and the official biographer of Graham Greene. "From the Hardcover edition."
Download or read book Lord Jim Special Edition written by Joseph Conrad and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-05 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Download or read book Lord Jim written by Joseph Conrad and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Lord Jim Illustrated written by Joseph Conrad and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The novel "Lord Jim" is recognized as Joseph Conrad's best work. But what does the author think? Here is a quote from his preface to one of the editions of the novel:" I have been asked at times whether this was not the book of mine I liked best. I am a great foe to favouritism in public life, in private life, and even in the delicate relationship of an author to his works. As a matter of principle I will have no favourites; but I don't go so far as to feel grieved and annoyed by the preference some people give to my Lord Jim''.Pretty illustrations provide you with new impressions from reading this legendary story.Illustrated by Andronum.
Download or read book Lord Jim written by Joseph Conrad and published by . This book was released on 1981-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young Englishman branded as a coward seeks personal redemption for an act of selfishness.
Download or read book Lord Jim written by Joseph Conrad and published by Penguin Classics. This book was released on 2007-08-02 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Lord Jim written by Joseph Conrad and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-13 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lord Jim, Conrad's most famous work, is also his most extensive examination of a persistent theme: the conflict between an individual's inner moral code and his or her outward actions. Throughout Conrad's short stories and novels, his characters are often afraid, even obsessed, with the concern of how their personal standards will bear up under the stress of events. This situation is explicit in Lord Jim. As a young boy learning the sailor's craft, Jim is certain he will meet the test of moral courage, but later, while serving as a first mate on the Patna, an old, unseaworthy steamer carrying Moslem pilgrims across the Indian Ocean, he fails the test. The Patna strikes an unknown object in the night and seems ready to sink. The crew, including Jim, abandons the ship and its passengers. When the drifting Patna is discovered and the events are revealed, Jim becomes an outcast, both literally and morally. These events occur quickly, and the bulk of the novel consists of Jim's personal and moral redemption. For a while, he drifts from port to port, leaving when his identity is discovered. Finally, he abandons the world of Europeans altogether and heads upriver to a small Malay village. Even there, however, he finds he cannot escape the demands of his sensitive moral feelings and must prove to himself that he is not a coward.
Download or read book Ags Illustrated Classics Lord Jim Book written by Joseph Conrad and published by Ags Pub. This book was released on 2006-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retells the story of a young Englishman who is branded as a coward and seeks personal redemption for an act of selfishness.
