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Page 14
On the nights of full moon the silence around Samburan — the “ Round Island " of
the chartswas dazzling ; and in the flood of cold light Heyst could see his
immediate surroundings , which had the aspect of an abandoned settlement
invaded ...
On the nights of full moon the silence around Samburan — the “ Round Island " of
the chartswas dazzling ; and in the flood of cold light Heyst could see his
immediate surroundings , which had the aspect of an abandoned settlement
invaded ...
Page 15
It was Axel Heyst , styled in the prospectus " manager in the tropics , ” remained
at his post on Samburan , the No. I coaling - station of the company . And it was
not merely a coaling - station . There was a coal - mine there , with an outcrop in ...
It was Axel Heyst , styled in the prospectus " manager in the tropics , ” remained
at his post on Samburan , the No. I coaling - station of the company . And it was
not merely a coaling - station . There was a coal - mine there , with an outcrop in ...
Page 38
The company was formed without him , and his nomination of manager in the
tropics came out to him by post . From the first he had selected Samburan , or
Round Island , for the central station . Some copies of the prospectus issued in
Europe ...
The company was formed without him , and his nomination of manager in the
tropics came out to him by post . From the first he had selected Samburan , or
Round Island , for the central station . Some copies of the prospectus issued in
Europe ...
Page 39
Engineers came out , coolies were imported , bungalows were put up on
Samburan , a gallery driven into the hillside , and actually some coal got out .
These manifestations shook the soberest minds . For a time everybody in the
islands was ...
Engineers came out , coolies were imported , bungalows were put up on
Samburan , a gallery driven into the hillside , and actually some coal got out .
These manifestations shook the soberest minds . For a time everybody in the
islands was ...
Page 43
He is still on Samburan . He's never been away from it . The company is gone ,
the engineers are gone , the clerks are gone , the coolies are gone , everything's
gone ; but there he sticks . Captain Davidson , coming by from the westward , saw
...
He is still on Samburan . He's never been away from it . The company is gone ,
the engineers are gone , the clerks are gone , the coolies are gone , everything's
gone ; but there he sticks . Captain Davidson , coming by from the westward , saw
...
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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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