VictoryOn a rare impulse Swedish Baron and rootless drifter Axel Heyst, rescues a sea captain from his debts. This uncharacteristic act of kindness has unimagined and tragic repercussions for many people, with the reader being left to decide the nature and attainability of ultimate victory. |
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... father had written a lot of books . He was a philosopher . ' Seems to me he must have been something of a crank , too , ' was Davidson's comment . ' Apparently he had quarrelled with his people in Sweden . Just the sort of father you ...
... father had written a lot of books . He was a philosopher . ' Seems to me he must have been something of a crank , too , ' was Davidson's comment . ' Apparently he had quarrelled with his people in Sweden . Just the sort of father you ...
Page 118
... father . He remembered the thin fea- tures , the great mass of white hair , and the ivory complexion . A five - branched candlestick stood on a little table by the side of the easy chair . They had been talking a long time . The noises ...
... father . He remembered the thin fea- tures , the great mass of white hair , and the ivory complexion . A five - branched candlestick stood on a little table by the side of the easy chair . They had been talking a long time . The noises ...
Page 120
... father as a much older man ; a lot of small objects , such as candlesticks , inkstands , and statuettes from his father's study , which surprised him because they looked so old and so much worn . The manager of the Tropical Belt Coal ...
... father as a much older man ; a lot of small objects , such as candlesticks , inkstands , and statuettes from his father's study , which surprised him because they looked so old and so much worn . The manager of the Tropical Belt Coal ...
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