num_pages: 320
description: 'Lord Jim' tells the story of a young, idealistic Englishman--as unflinching as a hero in a book--who is disgraced by a single act of cowardice while serving as an officer on the Patna, a merchant-ship sailing from an eastern port. His life is ruined: an isolated scandal has assumed horrifying proportions. But, then he's befriended by an older man named Marlow who helps to establish him in exotic Patusan, a remote Malay settlement where his courage is put to the test once more. 'Lord Jim' is a book about courage &amp; cowardice, self-knowledge &amp; personal growth. It's one of the most profound &amp; rewarding psychological novels in English. Set in the context of social change &amp; colonial expansion in late Victorian England, it embodies in Jim the values &amp; turmoil of a fading empire.With an afterword by Murray Krieger.
language: English
title: Lord Jim
titlecomplete: Lord Jim
characters: Charles Marlow, Jim
genres: Fiction, 20th Century, Classics, English Literature, British Literature, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Literature, Adventure, Novels
ratings_count: 30489
places: Malaysia
publisher: Signet Classics