Victory: An Island TaleA story of rescue and violent tragedy set in the Malayan archipelago, 'Victory' combines high adventure with sensitive portrayal of three drifters. |
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... Samburan , the scene of " Vic- tory . " 120 ° ARCTIC ARCHIPELAGO R * AME ancouver , O Regina Ch U T St.L San Francisco A End of fe Tether " 0o Tokyo " Typhoon " FORMOSA Hong Kong Bangkok P A C HAWAIIAN Honolulu ISLANDS I C MEXIC Mex ...
... Samburan , the scene of " Vic- tory . " 120 ° ARCTIC ARCHIPELAGO R * AME ancouver , O Regina Ch U T St.L San Francisco A End of fe Tether " 0o Tokyo " Typhoon " FORMOSA Hong Kong Bangkok P A C HAWAIIAN Honolulu ISLANDS I C MEXIC Mex ...
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... Sam- buran the " Round Island " of the charts - was daz- zling ; and in the flood of cold light Heyst could see his immediate surroundings , which had the aspect of an abandoned settlement invaded by the jungle : vague ... Samburan VICTORY 5.
... Sam- buran the " Round Island " of the charts - was daz- zling ; and in the flood of cold light Heyst could see his immediate surroundings , which had the aspect of an abandoned settlement invaded by the jungle : vague ... Samburan VICTORY 5.
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An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. the tropics , " remained at his post on Samburan , the No. 1 coaling - station of the company . And it was not merely a coaling - station . There was a coal - mine there , with an outcrop in the hillside ...
An Island Tale Joseph Conrad. the tropics , " remained at his post on Samburan , the No. 1 coaling - station of the company . And it was not merely a coaling - station . There was a coal - mine there , with an outcrop in the hillside ...
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... enterprise personally ; but he never went . It wasn't necessary . The company was formed with- out him , and his nomination of manager in the tropics came out to him by post . From the first he had selected Samburan , or Round VICTORY 25.
... enterprise personally ; but he never went . It wasn't necessary . The company was formed with- out him , and his nomination of manager in the tropics came out to him by post . From the first he had selected Samburan , or Round VICTORY 25.
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... Samburan was represented as the central spot of the Eastern Hemisphere , with its name engraved in enormous capitals . Heavy lines radiated from it in all direc- tions through the tropics , figuring a mysterious and effective star ...
... Samburan was represented as the central spot of the Eastern Hemisphere , with its name engraved in enormous capitals . Heavy lines radiated from it in all direc- tions through the tropics , figuring a mysterious and effective star ...
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