Lord Jim (Wordsworth Classics)
EAN/UPC/ISBN Code
9781853260377
Brand
Wordsworth
Author
Joseph Conrad
Producer
Wordsworth Classics
Weight
159 gr
Pages
304
Year of production
2002
Introduction and Notes by Susan Jones, St Hilda s College, Oxford First published in 1900, Lord Jim established Conrad as one of the great storytellers of the twentieth century. Set in the Malay Archipelago, the novel not only provides a gripping account of maritime adventure and romance, but also an exotic tale of the East. Its themes also challenge the conventions of nineteenth-century adventure fiction, confirming Conrad s place in literature as one of the first modernists of English letters. Lord Jim explores the dilemmas of conscience, of moral isolation, of loyalty and betrayal confronting a sensitive individual whose romantic quest for an honourable ideal are tested to the limit.