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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... island of Samburan with his servant , Wang . On a rare visit to the nearby town of Sourabaya , Heyst rescues Lena , an English girl violinist , from the unwelcome attentions of Schomberg - the malign eponymous hotel keeper on that island ...
... island of Samburan with his servant , Wang . On a rare visit to the nearby town of Sourabaya , Heyst rescues Lena , an English girl violinist , from the unwelcome attentions of Schomberg - the malign eponymous hotel keeper on that island ...
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... island , devil only knows . When you think of the lot of hard cash that passed through that man's hands , for wages ... island again ? ' ' And went back to that island again , ' Schomberg echoed lifelessly , fixing his gaze on the floor ...
... island , devil only knows . When you think of the lot of hard cash that passed through that man's hands , for wages ... island again ? ' ' And went back to that island again , ' Schomberg echoed lifelessly , fixing his gaze on the floor ...
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... island when he woke up to the failure of his apostasy . Whatever the decisive reason , Heyst had remained where another would have been glad to be off . The excellent David- son had discovered the fact without discovering the reason ...
... island when he woke up to the failure of his apostasy . Whatever the decisive reason , Heyst had remained where another would have been glad to be off . The excellent David- son had discovered the fact without discovering the reason ...
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