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Page xi
AUTHOR'S NOTE On approaching the task of writing this Note for "Victory" the
first thing I am conscious of is the actual nearness of the book, its nearness to me
personally, to the vanished mood in which it was written and to the mixed feelings
...
AUTHOR'S NOTE On approaching the task of writing this Note for "Victory" the
first thing I am conscious of is the actual nearness of the book, its nearness to me
personally, to the vanished mood in which it was written and to the mixed feelings
...
Page xii
I don't mean the courage of self-assertion, either moral or physical, but the mere
way of it, the trick of the thing, the readiness of mind and the turn of the hand that
come without reflection and lead the man to excellence in life, in art, in crime, ...
I don't mean the courage of self-assertion, either moral or physical, but the mere
way of it, the trick of the thing, the readiness of mind and the turn of the hand that
come without reflection and lead the man to excellence in life, in art, in crime, ...
Page 4
His nearest neighbour — I am speaking now of things showing some sort of
animation — was an indolent* volcano which smoked faintly all day with its head
just above the northern horizon, and at night levelled at him, from amongst the
clear ...
His nearest neighbour — I am speaking now of things showing some sort of
animation — was an indolent* volcano which smoked faintly all day with its head
just above the northern horizon, and at night levelled at him, from amongst the
clear ...
Page 8
Upon my word, the only thing I heard him say which might have had a bearing on
the point was his invitation to old McNab himself. Turning with that finished
courtesy of attitude, movement, voice, which was his obvious characteristic, he
had ...
Upon my word, the only thing I heard him say which might have had a bearing on
the point was his invitation to old McNab himself. Turning with that finished
courtesy of attitude, movement, voice, which was his obvious characteristic, he
had ...
Page 15
... than when this stranger, this nondescript wanderer, said with a little bow across
the table: "Oh! If that's the case I would be very happy if you'd allow me to be of
use!" Morrison didn't understand. This was one of those things that VICTORY 15.
... than when this stranger, this nondescript wanderer, said with a little bow across
the table: "Oh! If that's the case I would be very happy if you'd allow me to be of
use!" Morrison didn't understand. This was one of those things that VICTORY 15.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Victory: An Island Tale |
| Author | Joseph Conrad |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1923 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 28 Aug 2009 |
| Length | 462 pages |
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