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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... Silent and wideeyed she went from table to table with the air of a sleepwalker and with no other sound but the slight rattle of the coins to attract attention. It was long after the seachapter of my life had been closed but it is ...
... Silent and wideeyed she went from table to table with the air of a sleepwalker and with no other sound but the slight rattle of the coins to attract attention. It was long after the seachapter of my life had been closed but it is ...
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... 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 said; but there is a tremendous difference between the two, you will allow. On 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 said; but there is a tremendous difference between the two, you will allow. On the ...
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... silent, with no soul to turn to in his distress, and positively maddened by his thoughts; and suddenly he had stumbled on a white man, figuratively and actually whitefor Morrison refused to accept the racial whiteness of the Portuguese ...
... silent, with no soul to turn to in his distress, and positively maddened by his thoughts; and suddenly he had stumbled on a white man, figuratively and actually whitefor Morrison refused to accept the racial whiteness of the Portuguese ...
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... silence. A gentleman would naturally shrink from the part of heavenly messenger that Morrison would force upon him ... silent, frightened, little woman with long ringlets, who smiled at one stupidly, showing a blue tooth. I don't know ...
... silence. A gentleman would naturally shrink from the part of heavenly messenger that Morrison would force upon him ... silent, frightened, little woman with long ringlets, who smiled at one stupidly, showing a blue tooth. I don't know ...
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... silence and openmouthed immobility made him uncomfortable. He was easily sorry for people. It seemed rude not to take any notice of her. He said, in allusion to the poster: "Are you having these people in the house?" She was so unused ...
... silence and openmouthed immobility made him uncomfortable. He was easily sorry for people. It seemed rude not to take any notice of her. He said, in allusion to the poster: "Are you having these people in the house?" She was so unused ...
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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