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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Page 37
At one time I thought that intelligent observation of facts was the best way of
cheating the time which is allotted to us whether we want it or not; but now I have
done with observation, too.' Imagine poor, simple Davidson being addressed in
such ...
At one time I thought that intelligent observation of facts was the best way of
cheating the time which is allotted to us whether we want it or not; but now I have
done with observation, too.' Imagine poor, simple Davidson being addressed in
such ...
Page 48
She had captured Heyst's awakened faculty of observation; he had the sensation
of a new experience. That was because his faculty of observation had never
before been captured by any feminine creature in that marked and exclusive
fashion ...
She had captured Heyst's awakened faculty of observation; he had the sensation
of a new experience. That was because his faculty of observation had never
before been captured by any feminine creature in that marked and exclusive
fashion ...
Page 122
... like a sort of topsy-turvy, day-hunting Chinese ghost with a white jacket and a
pigtail. Presently, giving way to a Chinaman's ruling passion, he could be
observed breaking the ground near his hut, between the mighty stumps of felled
trees, ...
... like a sort of topsy-turvy, day-hunting Chinese ghost with a white jacket and a
pigtail. Presently, giving way to a Chinaman's ruling passion, he could be
observed breaking the ground near his hut, between the mighty stumps of felled
trees, ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Victory Classics Library Wordsworth Collection Wordsworth classics of world literature Wordsworth classics |
| Author | Joseph Conrad |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Wordsworth Classics, 1995 |
| ISBN | 1853262560, 9781853262562 |
| Length | 283 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / Classics |
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