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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... Tesman was a kindly , benevolent old gentleman . He did not know what to make of that caller . After telling him ... Tesman . " I don't know if old Tesman agreed with him or not , but he must have spoken about it , because , for a time ...
... Tesman was a kindly , benevolent old gentleman . He did not know what to make of that caller . After telling him ... Tesman . " I don't know if old Tesman agreed with him or not , but he must have spoken about it , because , for a time ...
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... Tesmans . The incongruity of a hermit having agents did not strike us , nor yet the absurdity of a forgotten cast ... Tesmans . One of us even wondered what sort of re- ception he would get ; for it was known that Julius Tesman was ...
... Tesmans . The incongruity of a hermit having agents did not strike us , nor yet the absurdity of a forgotten cast ... Tesmans . One of us even wondered what sort of re- ception he would get ; for it was known that Julius Tesman was ...
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... Tesmans . Why did he call on the Tesmans two days running , eh ? You don't know ? You can't tell ? " He waited complacently till Ricardo had finished swearing quite openly at him for a confounded chatterer , and then went on : " A ...
... Tesmans . Why did he call on the Tesmans two days running , eh ? You don't know ? You can't tell ? " He waited complacently till Ricardo had finished swearing quite openly at him for a confounded chatterer , and then went on : " A ...
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