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Page 7
... I had written in peace time. It was the last literary thought which had occurred to
me before the doors of the Temple of Janus flying open with a crash shook the
minds, the hearts, the consciences of men all over the world. AUTHOR'S NOTE ...
... I had written in peace time. It was the last literary thought which had occurred to
me before the doors of the Temple of Janus flying open with a crash shook the
minds, the hearts, the consciences of men all over the world. AUTHOR'S NOTE ...
Page 8
And I made up my mind to let the word stand, in the same hopeful spirit in which
some simple citizen of Old Rome would have “accepted the Omen.” The second
point on which I wish to offer a remark is the existence (in the novel) of a person ...
And I made up my mind to let the word stand, in the same hopeful spirit in which
some simple citizen of Old Rome would have “accepted the Omen.” The second
point on which I wish to offer a remark is the existence (in the novel) of a person ...
Page 39
These manifestations shook the soberest minds. For a time everybody in the
islands was talking of the Tropical Belt Coal, and even those who smiled quietly
to themselves were only hiding their uneasiness. Oh, yes; it had come, and
anybody ...
These manifestations shook the soberest minds. For a time everybody in the
islands was talking of the Tropical Belt Coal, and even those who smiled quietly
to themselves were only hiding their uneasiness. Oh, yes; it had come, and
anybody ...
Page 62
Nobody had ever suspected her of having a mind, I mean even a little of it, I mean
any at all. One was inclined to think of her as an It— an automaton, a very plain
dummy, with an arrangement for bowing the head at times and smiling stupidly ...
Nobody had ever suspected her of having a mind, I mean even a little of it, I mean
any at all. One was inclined to think of her as an It— an automaton, a very plain
dummy, with an arrangement for bowing the head at times and smiling stupidly ...
Page 82
The person I was thinking of when I made up my mind to invoke your assistance
is Mrs. Schomberg.” “I have talked with her,” interjected Davidson. “Oh! You? Yes,
I hoped she would find means to—” “But she didn't tell me much,” interrupted ...
The person I was thinking of when I made up my mind to invoke your assistance
is Mrs. Schomberg.” “I have talked with her,” interjected Davidson. “Oh! You? Yes,
I hoped she would find means to—” “But she didn't tell me much,” interrupted ...
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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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