{"product_id":"9781411432581","title":"Lord Jim (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003ci\u003eLord Jim\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eJoseph Conrad\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eLord Jim\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1900, \u003cb\u003eJoseph Conrad\u003c\/b\u003e transformed a tale of seafaring adventure into a subtle study of the meaning of honor and courage, loyalty and betrayal. When Jim, an idealistic merchant seaman and ship’s officer, abandons the supposedly sinking \u003ci\u003ePatna\u003c\/i\u003e and its passengers, he dashes his youthful dreams of glory in a single stroke. Condemned in court for his impetuous act of cowardice, Jim relegates himself to a life roaming the Far East.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnforgettably told by Marlow, who also narrates Conrad’s \u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Lord Jim plumbs the mysteries of a man renounced by society but driven by a desire for redemption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. Michael Matin\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the English Department of Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina. He has published articles on various twentieth-century British and postcolonial writers, and has written the introduction and notes for the Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics edition of \u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness and Selected Short Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e by Joseph Conrad.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121666605296,"sku":"9781411432581","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781411432581_p0.jpg?v=1763722413","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781411432581","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}