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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... feelings per- fectly . No decent feeling was ever scorned by Heyst . But he was incapable of outward cordiality of manner , and he felt acutely his defect . Consummate politeness is not the right tonic for an emotional collapse . They ...
... feelings per- fectly . No decent feeling was ever scorned by Heyst . But he was incapable of outward cordiality of manner , and he felt acutely his defect . Consummate politeness is not the right tonic for an emotional collapse . They ...
Page 133
... feeling . I have no feelings . If the skipper had said , ' Oh , bosh ! ' and had turned his back on me , he would not have gone three steps towards his bed ; but he stood there and stared . And now the job was to get him off the deck ...
... feeling . I have no feelings . If the skipper had said , ' Oh , bosh ! ' and had turned his back on me , he would not have gone three steps towards his bed ; but he stood there and stared . And now the job was to get him off the deck ...
Page 203
... feeling strangely unwilling to move , to touch her . " Nothing . " She swallowed painfully . " Of course it can't be . What name did you say ? I didn't hear it properly . " " Name ? " repeated Heyst dazedly . " I only men- tioned ...
... feeling strangely unwilling to move , to touch her . " Nothing . " She swallowed painfully . " Of course it can't be . What name did you say ? I didn't hear it properly . " " Name ? " repeated Heyst dazedly . " I only men- tioned ...
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