Conrad, Joseph

Lord Jim (Wordsworth Classics)

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ISBN 13:
9781853260377
author:
Conrad, Joseph
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Wordsworth Editions
language:
English
Publication Year:
1993
Pages:
304
Genre:
Fiction / Classics
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 4 working days
£6.27

Description

First published in 1900, Lord Jim is a gripping tale of maritime adventure and romance set in the Malay Archipelago. Joseph Conrad's novel challenges the conventions of nineteenth-century adventure fiction with its exploration of the dilemmas of conscience, moral isolation, loyalty, and betrayal.

The story follows a sensitive individual whose romantic quest for an honourable ideal are tested to the limit. Drawing on his background as a Polish emigré and first-hand experience as a seaman, Conrad experiments radically with the presentation of human frailty and doubt in the modern world.

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