Lord Jim
Lord Jim is a merchant marine, officers book by Joseph Conrad.
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Lord Jim tells the story of a young, idealistic Englishman 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.
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What genre is Lord Jim?+
Lord Jim is a Merchant marine, Officers, British, Atonement book.
What is Lord Jim about?+
Lord Jim tells the story of a young, idealistic Englishman 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 J...
Who wrote Lord Jim?+
Lord Jim was written by Joseph Conrad.