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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... woman at the piano might have been her mother, though there was not the slightest resemblance between them. All I am certain of in their personal relation to each other is that cruel pinch on the upper part of the arm. That I am sure I ...
... woman at the piano might have been her mother, though there was not the slightest resemblance between them. All I am certain of in their personal relation to each other is that cruel pinch on the upper part of the arm. That I am sure I ...
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... woman with long ringlets, who smiled at one stupidly, showing a blue tooth. I don't know why so many of us patronized his various establishments. He was a noxious ass, and he satisfied his lust for silly gossip at the cost of his ...
... woman with long ringlets, who smiled at one stupidly, showing a blue tooth. I don't know why so many of us patronized his various establishments. He was a noxious ass, and he satisfied his lust for silly gossip at the cost of his ...
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... woman came in who was looked upon as Schomberg's wife, no doubt with truth. As somebody remarked cynically once, she was too unattractive to be anything else. The opinion that he treated her abominably was based on her frightened ...
... woman came in who was looked upon as Schomberg's wife, no doubt with truth. As somebody remarked cynically once, she was too unattractive to be anything else. The opinion that he treated her abominably was based on her frightened ...
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... woman of the housemeaning Mrs. Schombergwould give him the facts, though unable to explain them, of course. "What was there to explain?" wondered Davidson dubiously. "He took a fancy to that fiddleplaying girl, and" "And she to him ...
... woman of the housemeaning Mrs. Schombergwould give him the facts, though unable to explain them, of course. "What was there to explain?" wondered Davidson dubiously. "He took a fancy to that fiddleplaying girl, and" "And she to him ...
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... woman, she whispered, just loud enough for me to hear: "I helped them. I got her things together, tied them up in my own shawl, and threw them into the compound out of a back window. I did it." "That woman that you would say hadn't the ...
... woman, she whispered, just loud enough for me to hear: "I helped them. I got her things together, tied them up in my own shawl, and threw them into the compound out of a back window. I did it." "That woman that you would say hadn't the ...
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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