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VICTORY A N I S L A N D T A L E There is, as every schoolboy knows in this
scientific age, a very close chemical relation between coal and diamonds. It is the
reason, I believe, why some people allude to coal as “black diamonds.” . Both
these ...
VICTORY A N I S L A N D T A L E There is, as every schoolboy knows in this
scientific age, a very close chemical relation between coal and diamonds. It is the
reason, I believe, why some people allude to coal as “black diamonds.” . Both
these ...
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There was seldom enough wind to blow a feather along. On most evenings of the
year Heyst could have sat outside with a naked candle to read one of the books
left him by his late father. It was not a mean store. But he never did that. Afraid of ...
There was seldom enough wind to blow a feather along. On most evenings of the
year Heyst could have sat outside with a naked candle to read one of the books
left him by his late father. It was not a mean store. But he never did that. Afraid of ...
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fact was said; but there is a tremendous difference between the two, you will
allow. On the nights of full moon the silence around Samburan—the “Round
Island” of the charts— was dazzling; and in the flood of cold light Heyst could see
his ...
fact was said; but there is a tremendous difference between the two, you will
allow. On the nights of full moon the silence around Samburan—the “Round
Island” of the charts— was dazzling; and in the flood of cold light Heyst could see
his ...
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There was a coal-mine there, with an outcrop in the hillside less than five
hundred yards from the rickety wharf and the imposing blackboard. The
company's object had been to get hold of all the outcrops on tropical islands and
exploit them ...
There was a coal-mine there, with an outcrop in the hillside less than five
hundred yards from the rickety wharf and the imposing blackboard. The
company's object had been to get hold of all the outcrops on tropical islands and
exploit them ...
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There was no danger of any one taking seriously his dream of tropical coal, so
what was the use of hurting his feelings? Thus reasoned men in reputable
business offices where he had his entrée as a person who came out East with
letters of ...
There was no danger of any one taking seriously his dream of tropical coal, so
what was the use of hurting his feelings? Thus reasoned men in reputable
business offices where he had his entrée as a person who came out East with
letters of ...
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| Title | Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 1 Volumes 17-18 of Standard Collection of latest copyrighted works by of British and American Authors Standard collection of British and American authors Victory: An Island Tale, Joseph Conrad |
| Author | Joseph Conrad |
| Publisher | Louis Conard, 1916 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 31 Jan 2019 |
| Length | 462 pages |
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