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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... expects men to be more selfreliant. I don't hold with a man everlastingly bothering the Almighty with his silly troubles. It seems such cheek. Anyhow, this morning II have never done any harm to any God's creature knowinglyI prayed. A ...
... expects men to be more selfreliant. I don't hold with a man everlastingly bothering the Almighty with his silly troubles. It seems such cheek. Anyhow, this morning II have never done any harm to any God's creature knowinglyI prayed. A ...
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... expected Heyst's usual white suit of the tropics to change into a shining garment, flowing down to his toes, and a pair of great dazzling wings to sprout out on the Swede's shouldersand didn't want to miss a single detail of the ...
... expected Heyst's usual white suit of the tropics to change into a shining garment, flowing down to his toes, and a pair of great dazzling wings to sprout out on the Swede's shouldersand didn't want to miss a single detail of the ...
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... expected. Presently, above the dense mass of vegetation that Samburan presents to view, he saw the head of the flagstaff without a flag. Then, while steaming across the slight indentation which for a time was known officially as Black ...
... expected. Presently, above the dense mass of vegetation that Samburan presents to view, he saw the head of the flagstaff without a flag. Then, while steaming across the slight indentation which for a time was known officially as Black ...
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... expected to hear. He called brutally: "Boy!" The Chinaman approached, and after referring him to the white man by a nod the hotelkeeper departed, muttering to himself. Davidson heard him gnash his teeth as he went. Davidson sat alone ...
... expected to hear. He called brutally: "Boy!" The Chinaman approached, and after referring him to the white man by a nod the hotelkeeper departed, muttering to himself. Davidson heard him gnash his teeth as he went. Davidson sat alone ...
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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