Victory - An Island TaleThis vintage book contains Joseph Conrad's 1915 psychological novel, "Victory: An Island Tale". It is the story of Axel Heyst who, after a series of unfortunate events, finds himself living on an Indonesian island with his Chinese assistant, Wang. After Heyst rescues a woman from an attempted sexual assault on a nearby island, the would-be perpetrator tries to frame him for a murder. Joseph Conrad (1857 - 1924) was a Polish author who is considered to be one of the greatest authors in the English language. He first gained popular success through the writing of this novel. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author. |
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Joseph Conrad. VICTORY: AN ISLAND TALE BY JOSEPH CONRAD Copyright © 2013 Read Books Ltd. This book is copyright.
Joseph Conrad. VICTORY: AN ISLAND TALE BY JOSEPH CONRAD Copyright © 2013 Read Books Ltd. This book is copyright.
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... without the express permission of the publisher in writing British Library CataloguinginPublication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Contents VICTORY: AN ISLAND TALE Joseph Conrad NOTE TO THE.
... without the express permission of the publisher in writing British Library CataloguinginPublication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Contents VICTORY: AN ISLAND TALE Joseph Conrad NOTE TO THE.
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... Jim (1900) and Nostromo (1904) continue to be widely read, and The Secret Agent (1907) and Under Western Eyes (1911) are also considered fine works. NOTE TO THE FIRST EDITION The last word of this VICTORY: AN ISLAND TALE Joseph Conrad.
... Jim (1900) and Nostromo (1904) continue to be widely read, and The Secret Agent (1907) and Under Western Eyes (1911) are also considered fine works. NOTE TO THE FIRST EDITION The last word of this VICTORY: AN ISLAND TALE Joseph Conrad.
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... island of St. Thomas in the West Indies (in the year '75) where we found him one hot afternoon extended on three chairs, all alone in the loud buzzing of flies to which his immobility and his cadaverous aspect gave a most gruesome ...
... island of St. Thomas in the West Indies (in the year '75) where we found him one hot afternoon extended on three chairs, all alone in the loud buzzing of flies to which his immobility and his cadaverous aspect gave a most gruesome ...
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