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 108
He expected to see them come back infuriated and begin to bully him with an
odious lack of restraint . Desperadoes ! However they didn't ; they had not noticed
anything unusual about their trunks and Schomberg recovered his composure ...
He expected to see them come back infuriated and begin to bully him with an
odious lack of restraint . Desperadoes ! However they didn't ; they had not noticed
anything unusual about their trunks and Schomberg recovered his composure ...
Page 314
I expected it as soon as I discovered that he had annexed my revolver . He says
he hasn't taken it . That's of course . A Chinaman would not see the sense of
confessing under any circumstances . To dery any charge is a principle of right ...
I expected it as soon as I discovered that he had annexed my revolver . He says
he hasn't taken it . That's of course . A Chinaman would not see the sense of
confessing under any circumstances . To dery any charge is a principle of right ...
Page 324
I had not expected anything of the sort . I don't know what I expected . I am so
anxious about you that I can't keep away from these infernal scoundrels . And
only three months ago I would not have cared . I would have defied their
scoundrelism ...
I had not expected anything of the sort . I don't know what I expected . I am so
anxious about you that I can't keep away from these infernal scoundrels . And
only three months ago I would not have cared . I would have defied their
scoundrelism ...
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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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