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 29
... watched from the bridge Heyst walking shoreward along the wharf . He marched into the long grass and vanished- all but the top of his white cork helmet , which seemed to swim in a green sea . Then that too disappeared . as if it had ...
... watched from the bridge Heyst walking shoreward along the wharf . He marched into the long grass and vanished- all but the top of his white cork helmet , which seemed to swim in a green sea . Then that too disappeared . as if it had ...
Page 46
... watched him lift his hat to Mrs. Schomberg and receive her wooden bow accompanied by a stupid grin , and then looked away . He was loftily dignified . Davidson stopped at the door , deep in his simplicity . " I am sorry you won't tell ...
... watched him lift his hat to Mrs. Schomberg and receive her wooden bow accompanied by a stupid grin , and then looked away . He was loftily dignified . Davidson stopped at the door , deep in his simplicity . " I am sorry you won't tell ...
Page 67
... watched Heyst out of the corner of his eye . Towards the unconscious object of his enmity he preserved a distant Lieutenant - of - the- Reserve demeanour . Nudging certain of his customers with his elbow , he begged them to observe what ...
... watched Heyst out of the corner of his eye . Towards the unconscious object of his enmity he preserved a distant Lieutenant - of - the- Reserve demeanour . Nudging certain of his customers with his elbow , he begged them to observe what ...
Page 75
... watched it sink there with a sori of vague concern at the absurdity of the occupation , till it rested at the bottom , deep down , where our un- expressed longings lie . “ You are English , of course ? ” he said . " What do you think ...
... watched it sink there with a sori of vague concern at the absurdity of the occupation , till it rested at the bottom , deep down , where our un- expressed longings lie . “ You are English , of course ? ” he said . " What do you think ...
Page 93
... watched them out of the corner of his eye with a ma- licious enjoyment of the situation - a sort of Satanic glee . For he had little doubt of his personal fascination , and still less of his power to get hold of the girl , who seemed ...
... watched them out of the corner of his eye with a ma- licious enjoyment of the situation - a sort of Satanic glee . For he had little doubt of his personal fascination , and still less of his power to get hold of the girl , who seemed ...
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