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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... living with your head and shoulders in a moist gunnybag. That was only his exaggerated style of talking. Morrison was "one of us." He was owner and master of the Capricorn, trading brig, and was understood to be doing well with her ...
... living with your head and shoulders in a moist gunnybag. That was only his exaggerated style of talking. Morrison was "one of us." He was owner and master of the Capricorn, trading brig, and was understood to be doing well with her ...
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... living being anywhere. Yes. He had a book in his hand. He looked exactly as we have always seen himvery neat, white shoes, cork helmet. He explained to me that he had always had a taste for solitude. It was the first I ever heard of it ...
... living being anywhere. Yes. He had a book in his hand. He looked exactly as we have always seen himvery neat, white shoes, cork helmet. He explained to me that he had always had a taste for solitude. It was the first I ever heard of it ...
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... living depths of the tropical vegetation, which is more jealous of men's conquests than the ocean, and which was about to close over the last vestiges of the liquidated Tropical Belt Coal CompanyA. Heyst, manager in the East. Davidson ...
... living depths of the tropical vegetation, which is more jealous of men's conquests than the ocean, and which was about to close over the last vestiges of the liquidated Tropical Belt Coal CompanyA. Heyst, manager in the East. Davidson ...
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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