{"product_id":"9781853260377","title":"Lord Jim","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Joseph Conrad\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5 April 1993 by Wordsworth Editions Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Wordsworth Classics' series.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e194 x 118 x 16mm | 224g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction and Notes by Susan Jones, St Hilda's College, Oxford.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1900, Lord Jim established Conrad as one of the great storytellers of the twentieth century. Set in the Malay Archipelago, the novel not only provides a gripping account of maritime adventure and romance, but also an exotic tale of the East. Its themes also challenge the conventions of nineteenth-century adventure fiction, confirming Conrad's place in literature as one of the first 'modernists' of English letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLord Jim explores the dilemmas of conscience, of moral isolation, of loyalty and betrayal confronting a sensitive individual whose romantic quest for an honourable ideal are tested to the limit. In this novel, Conrad draws on his background as Polish emigre, as well as his first-hand experience as a seaman, to experiment radically with the presentation of human frailty and doubt in the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joseph Conrad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56495271149893,"sku":"9781853260377","price":3.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9781853260377.jpg?v=1764260900","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9781853260377","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}