Victory: An Island TaleVictory (also published as Victory: An Island Tale) is a psychological novel by Joseph Conrad, through which Conrad achieved "popular success." The New York Times, however, called it "an uneven book" and "more open to criticism than most of Mr. Conrad's best work." The novel's "most striking formal characteristic is its shifting narrative and temporal perspective" with the first section from the viewpoint of a sailor, the second from omniscient perspective of Axel Heyst, the third from an interior perspective from Heyst, and the final section. It has been adapted into film a number of times. |
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... Davidson, coming by from the westward, saw him with his own eyes. Something white on the wharf, so he steamed in and went ashore in a small boat. Heyst, right enough. Put a book into his pocket, always very polite. Been strolling on the ...
... Davidson, coming by from the westward, saw him with his own eyes. Something white on the wharf, so he steamed in and went ashore in a small boat. Heyst, right enough. Put a book into his pocket, always very polite. Been strolling on the ...
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... Davidson for details. These were not many. He told us that he passed to the north of Samburan on purpose to see what was going on. At first, it looked as if that side of the island had been altogether abandoned. This was what he ...
... Davidson for details. These were not many. He told us that he passed to the north of Samburan on purpose to see what was going on. At first, it looked as if that side of the island had been altogether abandoned. This was what he ...
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... Davidson's old Chinaman squeaked hurriedly: "All right, all right, all right. You do what you like, captain—" And there was an end of the matter; not altogether, though. From time to time the Chinaman used to ask Davidson about the ...
... Davidson's old Chinaman squeaked hurriedly: "All right, all right, all right. You do what you like, captain—" And there was an end of the matter; not altogether, though. From time to time the Chinaman used to ask Davidson about the ...
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... Davidson, to whom he volunteered the statement that it was only for a short time —a few days, no more. He meant to go back to Samburan. Davidson expressing his horror and incredulity of such foolishness, Heyst explained that when the ...
... Davidson, to whom he volunteered the statement that it was only for a short time —a few days, no more. He meant to go back to Samburan. Davidson expressing his horror and incredulity of such foolishness, Heyst explained that when the ...
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... Davidson was telling us all about it afterwards. Heyst said that his father had written a lot of books. He was a philosopher. "Seems to me he must have been something of a crank, too," was Davidson's comment. "Apparently he had ...
... Davidson was telling us all about it afterwards. Heyst said that his father had written a lot of books. He was a philosopher. "Seems to me he must have been something of a crank, too," was Davidson's comment. "Apparently he had ...
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