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Page 7
The word Victory, the shining and tragic goal of noble effort, appeared too great,
too august, to stand at the head of a mere novel. There was also the possibility of
falling under the suspicion of commercial astuteness deceiving the public into ...
The word Victory, the shining and tragic goal of noble effort, appeared too great,
too august, to stand at the head of a mere novel. There was also the possibility of
falling under the suspicion of commercial astuteness deceiving the public into ...
Page 13
His nearest neighbour—I am speaking now of things showing some sort of
animation—was an indolent volcano which smoked faintly all day with its head
just above the northern horizon, and at night levelled at him, from amongst the
clear ...
His nearest neighbour—I am speaking now of things showing some sort of
animation—was an indolent volcano which smoked faintly all day with its head
just above the northern horizon, and at night levelled at him, from amongst the
clear ...
Page 18
Later,. years. afterward,. when. the. last. vestiges of youth had gone off his face
and all the hair off the top of his head, and his red-gold pair of horizontal
moustaches had grown to really noble proportions ...
Later,. years. afterward,. when. the. last. vestiges of youth had gone off his face
and all the hair off the top of his head, and his red-gold pair of horizontal
moustaches had grown to really noble proportions ...
Page 19
At that epoch in his life, in the fulness of his physical development, of a broad,
martial presence, with his bald head and long moustaches, he resembled the
portraits of Charles XII, of adventurous memory. However, there was no reason to
...
At that epoch in his life, in the fulness of his physical development, of a broad,
martial presence, with his bald head and long moustaches, he resembled the
portraits of Charles XII, of adventurous memory. However, there was no reason to
...
Page 20
... in his way, was also an “enchanted” man. When you spoke to Morrison of
going home—he was from Dorsetshire —he shuddered. He said it was dark and
wet there; that it was like living with your head and shoulders in a moist gunny-
bag.
... in his way, was also an “enchanted” man. When you spoke to Morrison of
going home—he was from Dorsetshire —he shuddered. He said it was dark and
wet there; that it was like living with your head and shoulders in a moist gunny-
bag.
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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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