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Works of Joseph Conrad: Lord Jim: Chapters 1 - 6

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Conrad, Joseph

Conrad, Joseph
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Lord Jim: Chapters 1 - 6

Chapter One.

The narrator begins his story at the point when Jim has left the sea (but
before he has gone to Patusan), when Jim is working as a water-clerk for a
ship-chandler. His job is to get a ship before it is docked in the harbor,
to welcome the captain, and to invite the captain to visit the supply house of
his employer. Jim is described as being about six feet tall, deep voiced,
straightforward, and immaculately dressed in white.

Comment:

By beginning the story at a mid-point, Conrad is following a classical
tradition ...

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