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Lord Jim By Joseph Conrad (Paperback, 2008)
'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
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
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