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Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (1900)
A young British seaman abandons a sinking ship full of pilgrims in a moment of cowardice, then spends the rest of his life seeking redemption in the remote jungles of Southeast Asia. Conrad's masterpiece of moral complexity.
Historical Significance:
Published in 1900, Lord Jim was based on a real incident — the 1880 SS Jeddah affair, where officers abandoned a ship carrying nearly 1,000 Muslim pilgrims. Conrad, a former merchant sailor who had experienced si...
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A young British seaman abandons a sinking ship full of pilgrims in a moment of cowardice, then spends the rest of his life seeking redemption in the remote jungles of Southeast Asia. Conrad's masterpiece of moral complexity.
Historical Significance:
Published in 1900, Lord Jim was based on a real incident — the 1880 SS Jeddah affair, where officers abandoned a ship carrying nearly 1,000 Muslim pilgrims. Conrad, a former merchant sailor who had experienced si...
Read free on BoingyBooks: https://boingybooks.com/marketplace/product.php?id=163
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