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 207
... don't know myself what I would do , what countenance I would have before a creature which would strike me as being the evil incarnate . Don't you be ashamed . " She sighed , looked up with her pale , candid gaze and a timid expression ...
... don't know myself what I would do , what countenance I would have before a creature which would strike me as being the evil incarnate . Don't you be ashamed . " She sighed , looked up with her pale , candid gaze and a timid expression ...
Page 383
... don't seem to have quite enough pluck for your business . Why don't you do it at once ? " Mr. Jones , taking violent offence , snorted like a sav- age skeleton . " Strange as it may seem to you , it is because of my origin , my breeding ...
... don't seem to have quite enough pluck for your business . Why don't you do it at once ? " Mr. Jones , taking violent offence , snorted like a sav- age skeleton . " Strange as it may seem to you , it is because of my origin , my breeding ...
Page 385
... don't know that the material inducement was so very great , but I was bored , and we decided to accept the bribe . I don't regret it . All my life I have been seeking new impressions , and you have turned out to be something quite out ...
... don't know that the material inducement was so very great , but I was bored , and we decided to accept the bribe . I don't regret it . All my life I have been seeking new impressions , and you have turned out to be something quite out ...
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