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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... suddenly on a working day the musician at his piano would go on with his performance of Beethoven's sonata and the cobbler at his stall stick to his last in undisturbed confidence in the virtues of the leather. And with perfect ...
... suddenly on a working day the musician at his piano would go on with his performance of Beethoven's sonata and the cobbler at his stall stick to his last in undisturbed confidence in the virtues of the leather. And with perfect ...
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... sudden inspiration to get out of his way. It was in a hovel of sticks and mats by the side of a path. As I went in ... suddenly get out into the light of the worldso natural that I offer no excuse for their existence, They were there ...
... sudden inspiration to get out of his way. It was in a hovel of sticks and mats by the side of a path. As I went in ... suddenly get out into the light of the worldso natural that I offer no excuse for their existence, They were there ...
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... suddenly, a propos des bottes, as the French say, and while chalking his cue. And perhaps it was some sort of enchantment. There are more spells than your commonplace magicians ever dreamed of. Roughly speaking, a circle with a radius ...
... suddenly, a propos des bottes, as the French say, and while chalking his cue. And perhaps it was some sort of enchantment. There are more spells than your commonplace magicians ever dreamed of. Roughly speaking, a circle with a radius ...
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... suddenly he had stumbled on a white man, figuratively and actually whitefor Morrison refused to accept the racial whiteness of the Portuguese officials. He let himself go for the mere relief of violent speech, his elbows planted on the ...
... suddenly he had stumbled on a white man, figuratively and actually whitefor Morrison refused to accept the racial whiteness of the Portuguese officials. He let himself go for the mere relief of violent speech, his elbows planted on the ...
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... sudden impulseI went flop on my knees; so you may judge" They were gazing earnestly into each other's eyes. Poor Morrison ... suddenly risen and hit him on the nose, he could not have been taken more aback than when this stranger, this ...
... sudden impulseI went flop on my knees; so you may judge" They were gazing earnestly into each other's eyes. Poor Morrison ... suddenly risen and hit him on the nose, he could not have been taken more aback than when this stranger, this ...
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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