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 xi
... course ; he is only the physical and moral foun- dation of my Heyst laid on the ground of a short ac- quaintance . That it was short was certainly not my fault , for he had charmed me by the mere amenity of his detachment which , in ...
... course ; he is only the physical and moral foun- dation of my Heyst laid on the ground of a short ac- quaintance . That it was short was certainly not my fault , for he had charmed me by the mere amenity of his detachment which , in ...
Page 56
... course , of course , " protested Davidson hastily . After a short silence Heyst returned to the matter of the shawl . He wanted to send it back to Mrs. Schom- berg . He said that it might be very awkward for her if she were unable , if ...
... course , of course , " protested Davidson hastily . After a short silence Heyst returned to the matter of the shawl . He wanted to send it back to Mrs. Schom- berg . He said that it might be very awkward for her if she were unable , if ...
Page 109
... course ; though he saw very well where that course was tending . It began first with a game or two after dinner for the drinks , apparently - with some linger- ing customer , at one of the little tables ranged against the walls of the ...
... course ; though he saw very well where that course was tending . It began first with a game or two after dinner for the drinks , apparently - with some linger- ing customer , at one of the little tables ranged against the walls of the ...
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