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 181
... bungalow suddenly at this hour , like a sort of topsy- turvy , day - hunting Chinese ghost with a white jacket and a pigtail . Presently , giving way to a Chinaman's ruling passion , he could be observed breaking the ground near his hut ...
... bungalow suddenly at this hour , like a sort of topsy- turvy , day - hunting Chinese ghost with a white jacket and a pigtail . Presently , giving way to a Chinaman's ruling passion , he could be observed breaking the ground near his hut ...
Page 242
... bungalow . It looked as uninhabited as the others . He continued to lead the way , inclining to the right . His equable voice was heard : " This one would be the best . It was our counting- house . There is some furniture in it yet . I ...
... bungalow . It looked as uninhabited as the others . He continued to lead the way , inclining to the right . His equable voice was heard : " This one would be the best . It was our counting- house . There is some furniture in it yet . I ...
Page 285
... bungalow ; the nearest , with the flower - beds at the foot of its verandah , contained that bothersome girl , who had managed so provokingly to keep herself invisible . That was why Ricardo's eyes lingered on that building . The girl ...
... bungalow ; the nearest , with the flower - beds at the foot of its verandah , contained that bothersome girl , who had managed so provokingly to keep herself invisible . That was why Ricardo's eyes lingered on that building . The girl ...
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