VictoryAxel Heyst, a dreamer and a restless drifter, believes he can avoid suffering by cutting himself off from others. Then he becomes involved in the operation of a coal company on a remote island in the Malay Archipelago, and when it fails he turns his back on humanity once more. But his life alters when he rescues a young English girl, Lena, from Zangiacomo's Ladies' Orchestra and the evil innkeeper Schomberg, taking her to his island retreat. The affair between Heyst and Lena begins with her release, but the relationship shifts as Lena struggles to save Heyst from the detachment and isolation that have inhibited and influenced his life. Marked by a violent and tragic conclusion, Victory is both a tale of rescue and adventure and a perceptive study of a complex relationship and of the power of love. |
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Page vii
... . " The second point on which I wish to offer a remark is the existence ( in the novel ) of a person named Schom- berg . That I believe him to be true goes without saying . I NOTE TO THE FIRST EDITION am not likely to offer vii.
... . " The second point on which I wish to offer a remark is the existence ( in the novel ) of a person named Schom- berg . That I believe him to be true goes without saying . I NOTE TO THE FIRST EDITION am not likely to offer vii.
Page xv
... existence . They were there , they had to come out ; and this is a sufficient excuse for a writer of tales who had taken to his trade without preparation , or premeditation and without any moral intention but that which pervades the ...
... existence . They were there , they had to come out ; and this is a sufficient excuse for a writer of tales who had taken to his trade without preparation , or premeditation and without any moral intention but that which pervades the ...
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... existence . " No. No. They are no good . I'll never be able to squeeze them . Never . I've been saying for years I would ; but I give it up . I never really believed I could Don't reckon on that , Heyst . I have robbed you . " Poor ...
... existence . " No. No. They are no good . I'll never be able to squeeze them . Never . I've been saying for years I would ; but I give it up . I never really believed I could Don't reckon on that , Heyst . I have robbed you . " Poor ...
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... existence . Observe the Teutonic sense of proportion and nice forgiving temper . At last , one afternoon , Schomberg was seen approach- ing a group of his customers . He was obviously in high glee . He squared his manly chest with great ...
... existence . Observe the Teutonic sense of proportion and nice forgiving temper . At last , one afternoon , Schomberg was seen approach- ing a group of his customers . He was obviously in high glee . He squared his manly chest with great ...
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... existence too , running the Sissie along the Java Sea and back again , was dis- tinctly monotonous and , in a sense , lonely . He never had any sort of company on board . Native deck- passengers in plenty , of course , but never a white ...
... existence too , running the Sissie along the Java Sea and back again , was dis- tinctly monotonous and , in a sense , lonely . He never had any sort of company on board . Native deck- passengers in plenty , of course , but never a white ...
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