Lord Jim (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Joseph Conrad
- First Published: 1900
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth century
- Setting: Ports and islands of the East
- Principal Characters: Lord Jim, Marlow, Stein, Dain Waris
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, Betrayal, Trials, Violence, Islands, Rulers, Idealism, Sea or seafaring life, Naivete, Pacific Ocean, Honor
- Locales: Islands, Oceans, Southeast Asia
The Story:
Jim was an outcast and a wanderer. He worked as a water clerk in seaports throughout the East but would keep his job only until his identity became known. Then he would move on. The story of Lord Jim began when he determined to leave home to go to sea. His father obtained a berth for him as an officer candidate, and he began his service. Although he loved the sea, his beginning was not heroic, for almost at once he was injured and had to be left behind in an Eastern port. When he recovered, he accepted a berth as chief mate aboard an ancient steamer, the...
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