VictoryA 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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Page 5
There was nothing forcible in the process, however. It was slow ; and while the
liquidation — in London and Amsterdam — pursued its languid course, Axel
Heyst, styled in the prospectus "manager in the tropics," remained at his post on ...
There was nothing forcible in the process, however. It was slow ; and while the
liquidation — in London and Amsterdam — pursued its languid course, Axel
Heyst, styled in the prospectus "manager in the tropics," remained at his post on ...
Page 6
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 less than five hundred yards from the rickety wharf
...
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 less than five hundred yards from the rickety wharf
...
Page 8
He remained so long in that outlying part of his enchanted circle that he was
nearly forgotten before he swam into view again in a native proa full of Goram
vagabonds, burnt black by the sun, very lean, his hair much thinned, and a
portfolio of ...
He remained so long in that outlying part of his enchanted circle that he was
nearly forgotten before he swam into view again in a native proa full of Goram
vagabonds, burnt black by the sun, very lean, his hair much thinned, and a
portfolio of ...
Page 19
Poor Morrison actually laid his head on the cabin table, and remained in that
crushed attitude while Heyst talked to him soothingly with the utmost courtesy.
The Swede was as much distressed as Morrison; for he understood the other's
feelings ...
Poor Morrison actually laid his head on the cabin table, and remained in that
crushed attitude while Heyst talked to him soothingly with the utmost courtesy.
The Swede was as much distressed as Morrison; for he understood the other's
feelings ...
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... in the same low pitch: "There was even one English girl." "Poor devil!" said
Davidson. "I suppose these women are not much better than slaves really. Was
that fellow with the dyed beard decent in his way?" The mechanism remained
silent.
... in the same low pitch: "There was even one English girl." "Poor devil!" said
Davidson. "I suppose these women are not much better than slaves really. Was
that fellow with the dyed beard decent in his way?" The mechanism remained
silent.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Victory |
| Author | Joseph Conrad |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page and Company, 1922 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 30 Mar 2011 |
| Length | 462 pages |
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