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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... never saw him again because I believe he went straight on board a mailboat which left within the hour for other ports of call in the direction of Aspinall. Mr. Jones's characteristic insolence belongs to another man of a quite different ...
... never saw him again because I believe he went straight on board a mailboat which left within the hour for other ports of call in the direction of Aspinall. Mr. Jones's characteristic insolence belongs to another man of a quite different ...
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... never. The impression was less vivid. I got away from him too quickly. It seems to me but natural that those three buried in a corner of my memory should suddenly get out into the light of the worldso natural that I offer no excuse for ...
... never. The impression was less vivid. I got away from him too quickly. It seems to me but natural that those three buried in a corner of my memory should suddenly get out into the light of the worldso natural that I offer no excuse for ...
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... never did that. Afraid of mosquitoes, very likely. Neither was he ever tempted by the silence to address any casual remarks to the companion glow of the volcano. He was not mad. Queer chap yes, that may have been said, and in fact was ...
... never did that. Afraid of mosquitoes, very likely. Neither was he ever tempted by the silence to address any casual remarks to the companion glow of the volcano. He was not mad. Queer chap yes, that may have been said, and in fact was ...
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... never see any of your advances if you go on like this, Morrison." He would put on a knowing air. "I shall squeeze them yet some daynever you fear. And that reminds me"pulling out his inseparable pocketbook"there's that SoandSo village ...
... never see any of your advances if you go on like this, Morrison." He would put on a knowing air. "I shall squeeze them yet some daynever you fear. And that reminds me"pulling out his inseparable pocketbook"there's that SoandSo village ...
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... never sell. She is not only my livelihood; she's my life. So he has hatched this pretty little plot with the chief of the customs. The sale, of course, will be a farce. There's no one here to bid. He will get the brig for a songno, not ...
... never sell. She is not only my livelihood; she's my life. So he has hatched this pretty little plot with the chief of the customs. The sale, of course, will be a farce. There's no one here to bid. He will get the brig for a songno, not ...
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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