Victory"A drifter in the islands of the Malay Archipelago rescues a young Englishwoman from her predatory boss, and the vengeful employer sets a trio of miscreants on their trail. Joseph Conrad's first popular success abounds in the elements characteristic of his later work: an exotic setting, richly and powerfully evoked; muscular prose; complex characterization; and a compelling examination of the human capacity for good and evil"-- |
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Page 100
... Colombia , you know . Ever been in Colombia ? " " No , " said Schomberg , very much surprised . " An alligator - hunter ? Funny trade ! Are you coming from Colombia , then ? " " Yes , but I have been coming for a long time . I come from ...
... Colombia , you know . Ever been in Colombia ? " " No , " said Schomberg , very much surprised . " An alligator - hunter ? Funny trade ! Are you coming from Colombia , then ? " " Yes , but I have been coming for a long time . I come from ...
Page 103
... Colombia , Peter , Pedro I don't know that he ever had any other name . Pedro , alligator - hunter . Oh , yes I'll pay his board with the half - caste . Can't help myself . He's so confoundedly devoted to me that if I were to give him ...
... Colombia , Peter , Pedro I don't know that he ever had any other name . Pedro , alligator - hunter . Oh , yes I'll pay his board with the half - caste . Can't help myself . He's so confoundedly devoted to me that if I were to give him ...
Page 128
... Colombian coast or thereabouts . We were to start digging the next morning , and all hands had turned in early , ex- pecting a hard day with the shovels . Up he comes , and in his quiet , tired way of speaking - you can tell a gentleman ...
... Colombian coast or thereabouts . We were to start digging the next morning , and all hands had turned in early , ex- pecting a hard day with the shovels . Up he comes , and in his quiet , tired way of speaking - you can tell a gentleman ...
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