Lord Jim

Lord Jim; by Joseph Conrad; is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series; which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader; including new scholarship; thoughtful design; and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical; biographical; and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations; parodies; poems; books; plays; paintings; operas; statuary; and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries; when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical; historical; and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. With Lord Jim; first published in 1900; Joseph Conrad transformed a tale of seafaring adventure into a subtle study of the meaning of honor and courage; loyalty and betrayal. When Jim; an idealistic merchant seaman and ship’s officer; abandons the supposedly sinking Patna and its passengers; he dashes his youthful dreams of glory in a single stroke. Condemned in court for his impetuous act of cowardice; Jim relegates himself to a life roaming the Far East. Unforgettably told by Marlow; who also narrates Conrad’s Heart of Darkness; the story of Lord Jim plumbs the mysteries of a man renounced by society but driven by a desire for redemption. A. Michael Matin is a professor in the English Department of Warren Wilson College in Asheville; North Carolina. He has published articles on various twentieth-century British and postcolonial writers; and has written the introduction and notes for the Barnes & Noble Classics edition of Heart of Darkness and Selected Short Fiction by Joseph Conrad.