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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... fact that, far from being the incarnation of recent animosities, he is the creature of my old deepseated, and, as it were, impartial conviction. J. C. AUTHOR'S NOTE On approaching the task of writing this Note NOTE TO THE FIRST EDITION ...
... fact that, far from being the incarnation of recent animosities, he is the creature of my old deepseated, and, as it were, impartial conviction. J. C. AUTHOR'S NOTE On approaching the task of writing this Note NOTE TO THE FIRST EDITION ...
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... fact of the book having been published in the United States early in the year made it difficult to delay its appearance in England any longer. It came out in the thirteenth month of the war, and my conscience was troubled by the awful ...
... fact of the book having been published in the United States early in the year made it difficult to delay its appearance in England any longer. It came out in the thirteenth month of the war, and my conscience was troubled by the awful ...
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... fact we were in sight of the low pestilential mangrovelined coast of our destination. The excellent Father Superior mentioned to me with an air of immense commiseration: "The poor man has left a young daughter." Who was to look after ...
... fact we were in sight of the low pestilential mangrovelined coast of our destination. The excellent Father Superior mentioned to me with an air of immense commiseration: "The poor man has left a young daughter." Who was to look after ...
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... fact may appear, evaporation precedes liquidation. First the capital evaporates, and then the company goes into liquidation. These are very unnatural physics, but they account for the persistent inertia of Heyst, at which we "out there ...
... fact may appear, evaporation precedes liquidation. First the capital evaporates, and then the company goes into liquidation. These are very unnatural physics, but they account for the persistent inertia of Heyst, at which we "out there ...
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... fact was said; but there is a tremendous difference between the two, you will allow. On the nights of full moon the silence around Samburanthe "Round Island" of the chartswas dazzling; and in the flood of cold light Heyst could see his ...
... fact was said; but there is a tremendous difference between the two, you will allow. On the nights of full moon the silence around Samburanthe "Round Island" of the chartswas dazzling; and in the flood of cold light Heyst could see 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