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 118
... Pedro , carrying a tray with the clumsiness of a creature caught in the woods and taught to walk on its hind legs . As to Schomberg , he kept out of the way . He re- mained in the billiard - room , serving out drinks to the unspeakable ...
... Pedro , carrying a tray with the clumsiness of a creature caught in the woods and taught to walk on its hind legs . As to Schomberg , he kept out of the way . He re- mained in the billiard - room , serving out drinks to the unspeakable ...
Page 236
... Pedro ! Pedro ! " he yelled , with a force of lung testifying to the regenerative virtues of water . A weak " Señor ? " came from under the wharf . " What did I tell you ? " said Ricardo triumphantly . " Nothing can hurt him . He's all ...
... Pedro ! Pedro ! " he yelled , with a force of lung testifying to the regenerative virtues of water . A weak " Señor ? " came from under the wharf . " What did I tell you ? " said Ricardo triumphantly . " Nothing can hurt him . He's all ...
Page 311
... Pedro , with his great fangs and ferocious growls , was altogether beyond his conception of anything that could be looked upon as human . The strong impression made on him by Pedro was the prime inducement which had led Wang to purloin ...
... Pedro , with his great fangs and ferocious growls , was altogether beyond his conception of anything that could be looked upon as human . The strong impression made on him by Pedro was the prime inducement which had led Wang to purloin ...
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