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 93
... better ; the silly fellow would keep everybody else off . He was rather pleased than otherwise and watched them out of the corner of his eye with a ma- licious enjoyment of the situation - a sort of Satanic glee . For he had little ...
... better ; the silly fellow would keep everybody else off . He was rather pleased than otherwise and watched them out of the corner of his eye with a ma- licious enjoyment of the situation - a sort of Satanic glee . For he had little ...
Page 133
... better have a look with your own eyes . You may make it out better than I can . ' " His eyes weren't anything as good as mine . But he says : " Certainly . Certainly . You did quite right . ' " And it's a fact I had seen some drift ...
... better have a look with your own eyes . You may make it out better than I can . ' " His eyes weren't anything as good as mine . But he says : " Certainly . Certainly . You did quite right . ' " And it's a fact I had seen some drift ...
Page 204
... better can you ask for ? In fact you can't have better . You can't have anything else . " " You are trying to confuse me with your talk , " she cried . " You can't make fun of this . " " Can't ? Well , no , I can't . It's a pity ...
... better can you ask for ? In fact you can't have better . You can't have anything else . " " You are trying to confuse me with your talk , " she cried . " You can't make fun of this . " " Can't ? Well , no , I can't . It's a pity ...
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