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1) Lord Jim
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The eponymous Jim is a young, good-looking, genial, and naive water-clerk on the Patna, a cargo ship plying Asian waters. He is, we are told, "the kind of fellow you would, on the strength of his looks, leave in charge of the deck." He also harbors romantic fantasies of adventure and heroism--which are promptly scuttled one night when the ship collides with an obstacle and begins to sink. Acting on impulse, Jim jumps overboard and lands in a lifeboat,...
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Tasked to protect the vital, threatened Merchant Navy convoys in the Western Approaches, Howard finds himself in the middle of the Battle of the Atlantic-a full-scale war that was a relentless, savage battle against an ever-present enemy and a violent sea in an arena known to embittered survivors simply as the killing ground. This fictionalized account of the Battle of the Atlantic, which spanned nearly six years and was the longest military campaign...
4) Lord Jim
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Polish
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"'Lord Jim' opowiada historię zmagań tytułowego Jima z winą, honorem i konsekwencjami błędu popełnionego w młodości. Pochodzący z dobrej angielskiej rodziny syn pastora podczas wypadku w porcie zostaje zdjęty strachem i nie podejmuje działania. Z tego powodu zaczyna go trapić głębokie poczucie winy i swoje zaniechanie postrzega jako ujmę na honorze. Obdarzony moralną wrażliwością przez resztę życia będzie podejmował próby...