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 88
Upon my word , ” he said before they separated , “ I don't even know your name . ' “ Don't you ? They call me Alma . I don't know why . Silly name ! Magdalen too . It doesn't matter ; you can call me by whatever name you choose .
Upon my word , ” he said before they separated , “ I don't even know your name . ' “ Don't you ? They call me Alma . I don't know why . Silly name ! Magdalen too . It doesn't matter ; you can call me by whatever name you choose .
Page 207
If I had got up and gone out of the room I don't suppose the woman would have killed me for it ; but she would have rowed me in a nasty way . She would have threatened me and called me names . That sort , when they know you are helpless ...
If I had got up and gone out of the room I don't suppose the woman would have killed me for it ; but she would have rowed me in a nasty way . She would have threatened me and called me names . That sort , when they know you are helpless ...
Page 383
Then briskly : “ But my object is to keep you in this room , Don't provoke me , by some unguarded movement , to smash your knee or do something definite of that sort . He passed his tongue over his lips , which were dry and black ...
Then briskly : “ But my object is to keep you in this room , Don't provoke me , by some unguarded movement , to smash your knee or do something definite of that sort . He passed his tongue over his lips , which were dry and black ...
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| 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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