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 127
... dunnage behind him . I told the dockmen at our moorings to keep all fast for a minute . The gang- way was down already ; but he made nothing of it . Up he jumps , one leap , swings his long legs over the rail , and there he is on board ...
... dunnage behind him . I told the dockmen at our moorings to keep all fast for a minute . The gang- way was down already ; but he made nothing of it . Up he jumps , one leap , swings his long legs over the rail , and there he is on board ...
Page 240
... dunnage there ! Move yourself , hombre , or I'll have to get down again and give you a tap on those bandages of yours , you growling bear , you ! " " Ah ! You didn't believe in the reality of the wharf ? " Heyst was saying to Mr. Jones ...
... dunnage there ! Move yourself , hombre , or I'll have to get down again and give you a tap on those bandages of yours , you growling bear , you ! " " Ah ! You didn't believe in the reality of the wharf ? " Heyst was saying to Mr. Jones ...
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