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 109
... morose silent period had set in ) , he cast sidelong looks at the game ; but he said nothing . It was not worth while having a row with men who were so overbearing . Even when money appeared in con- nection VICTORY 109.
... morose silent period had set in ) , he cast sidelong looks at the game ; but he said nothing . It was not worth while having a row with men who were so overbearing . Even when money appeared in con- nection VICTORY 109.
Page 110
... appeared com- municative enough . His voice somehow matched his sunken eyes . It was hollow without being in the least mournful ; it sounded distant , uninterested , as though he were speaking from the bottom of a well . Schom- berg ...
... appeared com- municative enough . His voice somehow matched his sunken eyes . It was hollow without being in the least mournful ; it sounded distant , uninterested , as though he were speaking from the bottom of a well . Schom- berg ...
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... appeared to be a shy , wild creature , and Heyst , anxious not to try her primitive nerves unduly , scrupulously avoided that side of the clearing in his strolls . The day or rather the first night - after his hermit life began , he was ...
... appeared to be a shy , wild creature , and Heyst , anxious not to try her primitive nerves unduly , scrupulously avoided that side of the clearing in his strolls . The day or rather the first night - after his hermit life began , he was ...
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