Author: Joseph Conrad
Title: Lord Jim
Original publication date: 1899-10 to 1900-11
Book awards: The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels (The Board's List, 85), Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century (86), 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (2006 Edition), Guardian 1000 (War and travel), Ã…rhundrets bibliotek,
Epigraph: "It is certain my Conviction gains infinitely, the moment another soul will believe in it. --Novalis
First words: He was an inch, perhaps two, under six feet, powerfully built, and he advanced straight at you with a slight stoop of the shoulders, head forward, and a fixed from-under stare which made you think of
Last words: "He feels it himself, and says often that he is 'preparing to leave all this; preparing to leave . . .' while he waves his hand sadly at his butterflies."
Disambiguation notice: Please don't combine this Norton Critical Edition with the main/original work - the extensive texts not found elsewhere qualify it as a separate work. (Too late, someone already did it.)
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