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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... living with your head and shoulders in a moist gunnybag. That was only his exaggerated style of talking. Morrison was "one of us." He was owner and master of the Capricorn, trading brig, and was understood to be doing well with her ...
... living with your head and shoulders in a moist gunnybag. That was only his exaggerated style of talking. Morrison was "one of us." He was owner and master of the Capricorn, trading brig, and was understood to be doing well with her ...
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... living being anywhere. Yes. He had a book in his hand. He looked exactly as we have always seen him— very neat, white shoes, cork helmet. He explained to me that he had always had a taste for solitude. It was the first I ever heard of ...
... living being anywhere. Yes. He had a book in his hand. He looked exactly as we have always seen him— very neat, white shoes, cork helmet. He explained to me that he had always had a taste for solitude. It was the first I ever heard of ...
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... living in the main building along with the boss, the director, the fellow with the black beard, and a hard-bitten, oldish woman who took the piano and was understood to be the fellow's wife. This was not a very satisfactory result ...
... living in the main building along with the boss, the director, the fellow with the black beard, and a hard-bitten, oldish woman who took the piano and was understood to be the fellow's wife. This was not a very satisfactory result ...
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