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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... Morrison , who , in his way , was also an " enchanted " man . When you spoke to Morrison of going home he was from Dorsetshire - he shuddered . He said it was dark and wet there ; that it was like living with your head and shoulders in ...
... Morrison , who , in his way , was also an " enchanted " man . When you spoke to Morrison of going home he was from Dorsetshire - he shuddered . He said it was dark and wet there ; that it was like living with your head and shoulders in ...
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... Morrison added , as a discouraging afterthought : " Only this is such a God - forsaken spot . ' 99 Heyst inquired with a delicate intonation whether he might know the amount for which the brig was seized . Morrison suppressed an oath ...
... Morrison added , as a discouraging afterthought : " Only this is such a God - forsaken spot . ' 99 Heyst inquired with a delicate intonation whether he might know the amount for which the brig was seized . Morrison suppressed an oath ...
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... Morrison picked up most of his trade . Far from it ; but he would have consented to almost any arrangement in order to put an end to the harrowing scene in the cabin . There was at once a great transformation act : Morrison raising his ...
... Morrison picked up most of his trade . Far from it ; but he would have consented to almost any arrangement in order to put an end to the harrowing scene in the cabin . There was at once a great transformation act : Morrison raising his ...
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