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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... something having an absolute existence . He would never have them sold , or
even moved from the places they occupied when he looked upon them last .
When he was advised from London that his lease had expired , and that the
house ...
... something having an absolute existence . He would never have them sold , or
even moved from the places they occupied when he looked upon them last .
When he was advised from London that his lease had expired , and that the
house ...
Page 195
Primarily the man with the quill pen in his hand in that picture you so often look at
is responsible for my existence . He is also responsible for what my existence is ,
or rather has been . He was a great man in his way . I don't know much of his ...
Primarily the man with the quill pen in his hand in that picture you so often look at
is responsible for my existence . He is also responsible for what my existence is ,
or rather has been . He was a great man in his way . I don't know much of his ...
Page 247
Upon my word , ” mused Heyst , " now that I don't see them , I can hardly believe
that those fellows exist ! ” “ And what about me ? ... She had no general
conception of the conditions of the existence he had offered to her . 1 Drawn into
its ...
Upon my word , ” mused Heyst , " now that I don't see them , I can hardly believe
that those fellows exist ! ” “ And what about me ? ... She had no general
conception of the conditions of the existence he had offered to her . 1 Drawn into
its ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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