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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... voice with his familiar devil. Now and then he would give me a glance and make the hairs of his stiff little moustache stir quaintly. His eyes were green and every cat I see to this day reminds me of the exact contour of his face. What ...
... voice with his familiar devil. Now and then he would give me a glance and make the hairs of his stiff little moustache stir quaintly. His eyes were green and every cat I see to this day reminds me of the exact contour of his face. What ...
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... voices, the rattling of dominoes, and the sounds of strident music. The orchestra was rather smaller than the one that ... voice was very charming and when the performers resumed their seats I shifted my position slightly in order not to ...
... voices, the rattling of dominoes, and the sounds of strident music. The orchestra was rather smaller than the one that ... voice was very charming and when the performers resumed their seats I shifted my position slightly in order not to ...
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... , and so on, and after receiving Heyst's thanksyou know the usual kind of conversationhe proceeded to query in a slow, paternal tone: "And you are interested in?" "Facts," broke in Heyst in his courtly voice. "There's nothing.
... , and so on, and after receiving Heyst's thanksyou know the usual kind of conversationhe proceeded to query in a slow, paternal tone: "And you are interested in?" "Facts," broke in Heyst in his courtly voice. "There's nothing.
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... voice, which was his obvious characteristic, he had said with delicate playfulness: "Come along and quench your thirst with us, Mr. McNab!" Perhaps that was it. A man who could propose, even playfully, to quench old McNab's thirst must ...
... voice, which was his obvious characteristic, he had said with delicate playfulness: "Come along and quench your thirst with us, Mr. McNab!" Perhaps that was it. A man who could propose, even playfully, to quench old McNab's thirst must ...
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... voice nearly gone, the brim of his round pith hat shading an unshaven, livid face. His white clothes, which he had not taken off for three days, were dingy. He had already gone to the bad, past redemption. The sight was shocking to ...
... voice nearly gone, the brim of his round pith hat shading an unshaven, livid face. His white clothes, which he had not taken off for three days, were dingy. He had already gone to the bad, past redemption. The sight was shocking to ...
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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