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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He's never been away from it . The company is gone , the engineers are gone ,
the clerks are gone , the coolies are gone , everything's gone ; but there he sticks
. Captain Davidson , coming by from the westward , saw him with his own eyes .
He's never been away from it . The company is gone , the engineers are gone ,
the clerks are gone , the coolies are gone , everything's gone ; but there he sticks
. Captain Davidson , coming by from the westward , saw him with his own eyes .
Page 100
Are you coming from Colombia , then ? ” “ Yes , but I have been coming for a long
time . I come from a good many places . I am travelling west , you see . “ For sport
, perhaps ? ” suggested Schomberg . “ Yes . Sort of sport . What do you say to ...
Are you coming from Colombia , then ? ” “ Yes , but I have been coming for a long
time . I come from a good many places . I am travelling west , you see . “ For sport
, perhaps ? ” suggested Schomberg . “ Yes . Sort of sport . What do you say to ...
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The suddenly tightened grip of her hand checked him . “ They are making a move
, ” she murmured . “ Can they be thinking of coming here ? ” Heyst wondered
anxiously . “ No , they aren't coming this way , ” she said ; and there was another
...
The suddenly tightened grip of her hand checked him . “ They are making a move
, ” she murmured . “ Can they be thinking of coming here ? ” Heyst wondered
anxiously . “ No , they aren't coming this way , ” she said ; and there was another
...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Victory Hampton Court editions |
| Author | Joseph Conrad |
| Publisher | Sun Dial Press, 1937 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2017 |
| Length | 412 pages |
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