Lord Jim

by Conrad, Joseph

Joseph Conrad’s Lord Jim follows the events that determine the fate of Jim, a young British seaman. Jim becomes first mate on the Patna, a ship full of pilgrims travelling to Mecca for the hajj. When the ship begins taking in water and disaster is sure to follow, Jim joins his captain and other crewmembers in abandoning the ship and its passengers. The crew is saved by a French ship a few days later and soon learns that the Patna and its passengers were also rescued. The crew’s reprehensible actions are exposed. As a trial ensues, Jim must come to terms with his past.

Enter Marlow, sea captain and narrator of Lord Jim as well as three of Conrad’s other works (Heart of Darkness, Youth, and Chance). In spite of Jim’s moral unsoundness, Marlow befriends him during the trial and learns the full story of the Patna, which he relates to the reader.

The primary event of Lord Jim may have been based in part on an actual abandonment of a ship. On July 17, 1880, S.S. Jeddah sailed for Penang and Jeddah from Singapore with 778 men, 147 women, and 67 children on board. When the vessel began to leak, the crew abandoned the passengers, who were also travelling to Mecca for the hajj. On August 8, 1880, a French steamship found Jeddah, rescuing all of the pilgrims. An official inquiry followed, as it does in the novel.

Lord Jim is ranked 85th on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century. The novel has been adapted for film twice: Lord Jim (1925), directed by Victor Fleming, and Lord Jim (1965), directed by Richard Brooks and starring Peter O'Toole.

 

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Lord Jim was originally published as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine from October 1899 to November 1900. William Blackwood & Sons published the first novel form of Lord Jim in the UK in 1900. Bound in pale green cloth, first editions state “1900” as the publication date on the title page with no additional printings listed. Within the 451 pages of first editions are multiple points of issue: on page 77, line 5, “any rate” is printed as one word; on page 226, “keep” is missing after “can” and “cure” should be “cured;” and on page 319, “his” is not aligned with the other words. First published in a limited print run of 2,105 copies, signed first editions of Lord Jim have sold for upwards of $9,000.

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LORD JIM: A Tale  Stated First Modern Library Edition 1931  IN Green & White Early VINTAGE DJ with SIDE PROFILE FACE OF Man in Safari Hat smoking Pipe,  Theme of a heroic man
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by Joseph Conrad,[1857 - 1924].Introduction by J. Donald Adams, 95 CENTS ON INNER DJ FLAP, orange Kent endpapers Sticker & former Owner name, Inner Hinges Starting slight Cracked

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Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1900. In a moment of crisis, an idealistic ship's officer abandons his post, leaving several hundred passengers to drown. The event at the center of Joseph Conrad's acclaimed novel establishes the character and fate of Jim. Tormented by his defection from his code of conduct, Jim embarks on the globe-traveling quest to… Read more about this item
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Lord Jim: a tale

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New York: Heritage Press, 1959. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Lynd Ward. A sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover copy of a Heritage Press title, being a First Edition Thus. Clean, bright, unmarked interior, minimal rubbing to extremities, having been preserved well in a Good condition, paper-covered cardboard slipcase. Sunned blue cloth… Read more about this item
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by Joseph Conrad

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London-UK: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1955. LORD JIM- Joseph Conrad- J. M. Dent & Sons, London-UK- Everyman's Library 925- 1955- reprint- Hardcover:-VG+/no jacket- original red cloth with gilt titles on spine-square and tight- 397pp are clean- SEE PHOTOS- Fiction-adventure-classic (4268). Reprint. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Lord Jim

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by Joseph Conrad

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An early and primary event is the abandonment of a ship in distress by its crew including the young British seaman Jim. He is publicly censured for this action and the novel follows his later attempts at coming to terms with his past. Franklin Library books were designed and bound by the Sloves Organization, which was an affiliate of the Franklin… Read more about this item
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LORD JIM

by Joseph Conrad

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