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 75
... under which his mere playfulness lurked as comfortably as a shy bird in its
native thicket . “ Much too long . How did you get amongst this lot here ? ” “ Bad
luck , " she answered briefly . “ No doubt , no doubt , ” Heyst assented with slight
nods ...
... under which his mere playfulness lurked as comfortably as a shy bird in its
native thicket . “ Much too long . How did you get amongst this lot here ? ” “ Bad
luck , " she answered briefly . “ No doubt , no doubt , ” Heyst assented with slight
nods ...
Page 277
Without doubt ! ” “ It does me good to hear that you think so . He's a prancing
beast , and so we mustn't startle him - not till I have located the stuff . Afterwards ”
Ricardo paused , sinister in the stillness of his pose . Suddenly he got up with a
swift ...
Without doubt ! ” “ It does me good to hear that you think so . He's a prancing
beast , and so we mustn't startle him - not till I have located the stuff . Afterwards ”
Ricardo paused , sinister in the stillness of his pose . Suddenly he got up with a
swift ...
Page 391
They found the steps , without his being aware that he was ascending them -
slowly , one by one . Doubt entered into hima doubt of a new kind , formless ,
hideous . It seemed to spread itself all over him , enter his limbs , VICTORY 391.
They found the steps , without his being aware that he was ascending them -
slowly , one by one . Doubt entered into hima doubt of a new kind , formless ,
hideous . It seemed to spread itself all over him , enter his limbs , VICTORY 391.
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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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