The Joseph Conrad Library

Joseph Conrad

Set forth upon the dark and glittering waters of Joseph Conrad’s imagination. The Joseph Conrad Library presents his works read in full: tales of ships, rivers, exile, loyalty, fear, and the secret reckonings of the human heart. Here, in the hush between words, the listener may follow men tested by distance, silence, empire, and the shadow within.

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  1. Episode 1

    Lord Jim Author's Note

    In which a tale first conceived as a small matter of a pilgrim ship widens, under the pressure of memory and meaning, into the troubled fate of Jim, a man seen silent beneath the cloud of lost honour. The author defends the wandering yarn and its long vigil, insisting that Jim is no morbid invention, but “one of us,” whose obscure appeal demanded only the right words.

    5 min

  2. Episode 2

    Lord Jim Chapter 1

    In which a young man named Jim, possessing a robust physique and a resolute spirit tempered by sea-bred skill, grapples with both the demands of his trade as a ship-chandler’s water-clerk and the stirring allure of maritime adventure. Amidst a tempestuous gale and the chaos of a shipwreck rescue, his quiet confidence and yearning for heroism emerge, setting him apart in a world full of youthful bravado and restless aspiration.

    12 min
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Set forth upon the dark and glittering waters of Joseph Conrad’s imagination. The Joseph Conrad Library presents his works read in full: tales of ships, rivers, exile, loyalty, fear, and the secret reckonings of the human heart. Here, in the hush between words, the listener may follow men tested by distance, silence, empire, and the shadow within.

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