Book
Lord Jim
- Published
- 1899
- Genre
- Fiction
- Pages
- 455
- Words
- 127949
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12194.Lord_Jim?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_8
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 9.1
- Lexile
- 1120L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 16–18
- Ambleside year
- Year 11 onwards · ages 16–19
An Ambleside year is a year of the Ambleside Online programme, not a reader's age. Year 0 is its first year, and a book used over several years shows the span. The ages beside it are that band offered two grades up and none down, which is how we offer a band; they are a placement, not a reading measure.
Jim, a young British seaman, becomes first mate on the Patna, a ship full of pilgrims travelling to Mecca for the hajj. When the ship starts rapidly taking on water and disaster seems imminent, Jim joins his captain and other crew members in abandoning the ship and its passengers. A few days later, they are picked up by a British ship. However, the Patna and its passengers are later also saved, and the reprehensible actions of the crew are exposed. The other participants evade the judicial court of inquiry, leaving Jim to the court alone. He is publicly censured for this action and the novel follows his later attempts at coming to terms with his past. The novel is counted as one of 100 best books of the 20th century.
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780141441610
- ISBN-10
- 0141441615
Tags
Adventure-Discovery/ExplorationBoatsClassicsFamily Life-Running AwayTransportation