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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 80
Page
... eyes fixed on the deck) but more as if communing in a low voice with his familiar devil. Now and then he would give me a glance and make the hairs of his stiff little moustache stir quaintly. His eyes were green and every cat I see to ...
... eyes fixed on the deck) but more as if communing in a low voice with his familiar devil. Now and then he would give me a glance and make the hairs of his stiff little moustache stir quaintly. His eyes were green and every cat I see to ...
Page
... eyes on him for the first time, and though immensely surprised of course I didn't stop to think it out I took the nearest short cutthrough the wall. This bestial apparition and a certain enormous buck nigger encountered in Haiti only a ...
... eyes on him for the first time, and though immensely surprised of course I didn't stop to think it out I took the nearest short cutthrough the wall. This bestial apparition and a certain enormous buck nigger encountered in Haiti only a ...
Page
... eyes bloodshot, his voice nearly gone, the brim of his round pith hat shading an unshaven, livid face. His white clothes, which he had not taken off for three days, were dingy. He had already gone to the bad, past redemption. The sight ...
... eyes bloodshot, his voice nearly gone, the brim of his round pith hat shading an unshaven, livid face. His white clothes, which he had not taken off for three days, were dingy. He had already gone to the bad, past redemption. The sight ...
Page
... eyes. Poor Morrison added, as a discouraging afterthought: "Only this is such a Godforsaken spot." Heyst inquired with a delicate intonation whether he might know the amount for which the brig was seized. Morrison suppressed an oath ...
... eyes. Poor Morrison added, as a discouraging afterthought: "Only this is such a Godforsaken spot." Heyst inquired with a delicate intonation whether he might know the amount for which the brig was seized. Morrison suppressed an oath ...
Page
... eye hastily. It was as if he expected Heyst's usual white suit of the tropics to change into a shining garment, flowing ... eyes went hard as he turned them on the discomposed Morrison. "In what way, may I ask?" he continued with austere ...
... eye hastily. It was as if he expected Heyst's usual white suit of the tropics to change into a shining garment, flowing ... eyes went hard as he turned them on the discomposed Morrison. "In what way, may I ask?" he continued with austere ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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