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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... gaze at me and said "Merci, Monsieur" in a tone in which there was no gratitude but only surprise. I must have been idle indeed to take the trouble to remark on such slight evidence that the voice was very charming and when the ...
... gaze at me and said "Merci, Monsieur" in a tone in which there was no gratitude but only surprise. I must have been idle indeed to take the trouble to remark on such slight evidence that the voice was very charming and when the ...
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... gazing earnestly into each other's 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 ...
... gazing earnestly into each other's 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 ...
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... gazing down the whole length of the room and through the door opening on to the "piazza." It paused, then went on in the same low pitch: "There was even one English girl." "Poor devil!"said Davidson, "I suppose these women are not much ...
... gazing down the whole length of the room and through the door opening on to the "piazza." It paused, then went on in the same low pitch: "There was even one English girl." "Poor devil!"said Davidson, "I suppose these women are not much ...
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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