Lord Jim
(Book)

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Published
Toronto ; London : Bantam, 1957.
Format
Book
ISBN
0553210270 (pbk) :
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 24
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Published
Toronto ; London : Bantam, 1957.
Physical Desc
ix, 271 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
0553210270 (pbk) :
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 9.1, 24 Points

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When "Lord Jim" first appeared in 1900, many took Joseph Conrad to task for couching an entire novel in the form of an extended conversation - a ripping good yarn, if you like (one critic in The Academy complained that the narrator 'was telling that after-dinner story to his companions for eleven solid hours'). Conrad defended his method, insisting that people really do talk for that long, and listen as well. In fact his chatty masterwork requires no defense - it offers up not only linguistic pleasures but a timeless exploration of morality. The eponymous Jim is a young, good-looking, genial, and naive water-clerk on the Patna, a cargo ship plying Asian waters. He is, we are told, 'the kind of fellow you would, on the strength of his looks, leave in charge of the deck'. He also harbors romantic fantasies of adventure and heroism - which are promptly scuttled one night when the ship collides with an obstacle and begins to sink. Acting on impulse, Jim jumps overboard and lands in a lifeboat, which happens to be bearing the unscrupulous captain and his cohorts away from the disaster. The Patna, however, manages to stay afloat. The foundering vessel is towed into port - and since the officers have strategically vanished, Jim is left to stand trial for abandoning the ship and its 800 passengers

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Conrad, J. (1957). Lord Jim . Bantam.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. 1957. Lord Jim. Bantam.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. Lord Jim Bantam, 1957.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Conrad, Joseph. Lord Jim Bantam, 1957.

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