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Page ix
... conscience was troubled by the awful incongruity of throwing this bit of
imagined drama into the welter of reality, tragic enough in all conscience but
even more cruel than tragic and more inspiring than cruel. It seemed awfully
presumptuous ...
... conscience was troubled by the awful incongruity of throwing this bit of
imagined drama into the welter of reality, tragic enough in all conscience but
even more cruel than tragic and more inspiring than cruel. It seemed awfully
presumptuous ...
Page xii
Ricardo seemed to be either a servant or the confidant of that aged and
distinguished-looking invalid, who early on the passage held a long murmured
conversation with the friar, and after that did nothing but groan feebly, smoke
cigarettes ...
Ricardo seemed to be either a servant or the confidant of that aged and
distinguished-looking invalid, who early on the passage held a long murmured
conversation with the friar, and after that did nothing but groan feebly, smoke
cigarettes ...
Page xv
air more of a family party than of an enlisted band, and, I must confess, seemed
rather more respectable than the Zangiacomo musical enterprise. It was less
pretentious also, more homely and familiar, so to speak, insomuch that in the ...
air more of a family party than of an enlisted band, and, I must confess, seemed
rather more respectable than the Zangiacomo musical enterprise. It was less
pretentious also, more homely and familiar, so to speak, insomuch that in the ...
Page 3
What he seemed mostly concerned for was the "stride forward," as he expressed
it, in the general organisation of the universe, apparently. He was heard by more
than a hundred persons in the islands talking of a "great stride forward for these ...
What he seemed mostly concerned for was the "stride forward," as he expressed
it, in the general organisation of the universe, apparently. He was heard by more
than a hundred persons in the islands talking of a "great stride forward for these ...
Page 12
To him, as to all of us in the islands, this wandering Heyst, who didn't toil or spin
visibly, seemed the very last person to be the agent of Providence in an affair
concerned with money. The fact of his turning up in Timor or anywhere else was
no ...
To him, as to all of us in the islands, this wandering Heyst, who didn't toil or spin
visibly, seemed the very last person to be the agent of Providence in an affair
concerned with money. The fact of his turning up in Timor or anywhere else was
no ...
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User Review - DanielSTJ - www.librarything.comConrad managed to develop characters, imperfect, that all drove themselves forward on their own agendas to the story's conclusion- facilitating and enabling it along the way. He manages to keep the ... Read full review
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User Review - Cecrow - www.librarything.comIn the first part we get an outsider's view of Axel Heyst's character, actions and motives without being certain who he is or what actually drives him. I found this off-putting until the second part ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Victory Anchor Books International collectors library Sun dial library Volume 15 of The Works of Joseph Conrad, Joseph Conrad Volume 34 of The modern library of the world's best books The modern library works of Joseph Conrad, sun-dial edition |
| Author | Joseph Conrad |
| Publisher | Random House, 1921 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 30 Jun 2009 |
| Length | 412 pages |
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