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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... appeared too great, too august, to stand at the head of a mere novel. There was also the possibility of falling under the suspicion of commercial astuteness deceiving the public into the belief that the book had something to do with war ...
... appeared too great, too august, to stand at the head of a mere novel. There was also the possibility of falling under the suspicion of commercial astuteness deceiving the public into the belief that the book had something to do with war ...
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... appearance in England any longer. It came out in the thirteenth month of the war, and my conscience was troubled by the awful incongruity of throwing this bit of imagined drama into the welter of reality, tragic enough in all conscience ...
... appearance in England any longer. It came out in the thirteenth month of the war, and my conscience was troubled by the awful incongruity of throwing this bit of imagined drama into the welter of reality, tragic enough in all conscience ...
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... appearance or actions could have roused his terrible ire. It became manifest to me less than two minutes after I had set eyes on him for the first time, and though immensely surprised of course I didn't stop to think it out I took the ...
... appearance or actions could have roused his terrible ire. It became manifest to me less than two minutes after I had set eyes on him for the first time, and though immensely surprised of course I didn't stop to think it out I took the ...
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... appearance in sight of his hermitage. "He's a genuine gentleman," Davidson said to us. "I was really sorry when he went ashore." We asked him where he had left Heyst. "Why, in Sourabayawhere else?" The Tesmans had their principal ...
... appearance in sight of his hermitage. "He's a genuine gentleman," Davidson said to us. "I was really sorry when he went ashore." We asked him where he had left Heyst. "Why, in Sourabayawhere else?" The Tesmans had their principal ...
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... appeared in response to the bell. Schomberg turned to him very severely: "Take the gentleman's order." Davidson had to be going. Couldn't waitonly begged that Heyst should be informed that the Sissie would leave at midnight. "Nothere, I ...
... appeared in response to the bell. Schomberg turned to him very severely: "Take the gentleman's order." Davidson had to be going. Couldn't waitonly begged that Heyst should be informed that the Sissie would leave at midnight. "Nothere, I ...
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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