LORD JIM

by Joseph Conrad

Overview

Lord Jim is a novel by Joseph Conrad. The story is about Jim's abandonment of a distressed ship on which he was serving as a mate. He is publicly censured for his action and the novel follows his later attempts at coming to grips with his past.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012197276
Publisher:	SAP
Publication date:	02/19/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	336 KB

About the Author

Best known for his novella Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) was a Polish–British author. Although not a native English speaker, Conrad came to be regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. He revolutionized the English novel with books such as The Secret Agent, Nostromo, and Typhoon. Before publishing his first novel, Almayer's Folly, in 1895, Joseph Conrad spent almost 20 years working mostly at sea as a merchant sailor.

Date of Birth:

December 3, 1857

Date of Death:

August 3, 1924

Place of Birth:

Berdiczew, Podolia, Russia

Place of Death:

Bishopsbourne, Kent, England

Education:

Tutored in Switzerland. Self-taught in classical literature. Attended maritime school in Marseilles, France