VictoryOnce regarded as comparatively minor amongst Conrad's works, Victory has grown in reputation. Its depiction of the central character, Axel Heyst, and his renunciation of the world, is influenced by Conrad's reading of Schopenhauer. |
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... Tesman of Tesman Brothers, a Sourabaya firmtiptop house. Well, Mr. Tesman was a kindly, benevolent old gentleman. He did not know what to make of that caller. After telling him that they wished to render his stay among the islands as ...
... Tesman of Tesman Brothers, a Sourabaya firmtiptop house. Well, Mr. Tesman was a kindly, benevolent old gentleman. He did not know what to make of that caller. After telling him that they wished to render his stay among the islands as ...
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... Tesman." I don't know if old Tesman agreed with him or not, but he must have spoken about it, because, for a time ... Tesmans' trading schooners, and then vanished, on board an Arab ship, in the direction of New Guinea. He remained so ...
... Tesman." I don't know if old Tesman agreed with him or not, but he must have spoken about it, because, for a time ... Tesmans' trading schooners, and then vanished, on board an Arab ship, in the direction of New Guinea. He remained so ...
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... Tesmans, in Samarang, to meet certain bills which would fall due while he was away on his cruise. Anyhow, that money would not have been any more good to him than if it had been in the innermost depths of the infernal regions. He said ...
... Tesmans, in Samarang, to meet certain bills which would fall due while he was away on his cruise. Anyhow, that money would not have been any more good to him than if it had been in the innermost depths of the infernal regions. He said ...
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... Tesmans appointed agents, a contract for government mailboats secured, the era of steam beginning for the islandsa great stride forwardHeyst's stride! And all this sprang from the meeting of the cornered Morrison and of the wandering ...
... Tesmans appointed agents, a contract for government mailboats secured, the era of steam beginning for the islandsa great stride forwardHeyst's stride! And all this sprang from the meeting of the cornered Morrison and of the wandering ...
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... Tesmans, and then disappeared for a time. It appears that he stayed with a Dutch government doctor in Amboyna, a friend of his who looked after him for a bit in his bungalow. He became visible again rather suddenly, his eyes sunk in his ...
... Tesmans, and then disappeared for a time. It appears that he stayed with a Dutch government doctor in Amboyna, a friend of his who looked after him for a bit in his bungalow. He became visible again rather suddenly, his eyes sunk in his ...
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answer appeared arms asked believe better boat bungalow chair Chinaman clear close coming course dark Davidson don't door doubt existence expected expression eyes face fact feeling feet fellow felt gave girl give glance gone governor hand head hear heard Heyst hold island Jones keep knew leaving Lena light lips living looked manner matter mean mind Morrison moved movement murmured mysterious nature never night observed once passed Pedro perhaps raised reason remained remarked Ricardo round Schomberg seemed seen shoulders side sight silence smile sort sound speak steps stopped strange suddenly suppose surprised talk tell There's thing thought told tone took trouble turned understand veranda voice waited walked Wang watched whispered woman wonder