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 247
The lantern at their feet threw the shadows of her face upward . Her eyes
glistened , as if frightened and attentive , above a lighted chin and a very white
throat . “ Upon my word , ” mused Heyst , " now that I don't see them , I can hardly
believe ...
The lantern at their feet threw the shadows of her face upward . Her eyes
glistened , as if frightened and attentive , above a lighted chin and a very white
throat . “ Upon my word , ” mused Heyst , " now that I don't see them , I can hardly
believe ...
Page 301
It was for her like a flash of lightning framed in the darkness which had beset her
on all sides , showing a deadly precipice right under her feet . With a con , vulsive
movement she sat up straight , but had no power to rise . Ricardo , on the ...
It was for her like a flash of lightning framed in the darkness which had beset her
on all sides , showing a deadly precipice right under her feet . With a con , vulsive
movement she sat up straight , but had no power to rise . Ricardo , on the ...
Page 374
The curtain behind him had not ceased to tremble when she was up on her feet ,
close against it , listening for sounds , for words , in a stooping , tragic attitude of
stealthy attention , one hand clutching at her breast as if to compress , to make ...
The curtain behind him had not ceased to tremble when she was up on her feet ,
close against it , listening for sounds , for words , in a stooping , tragic attitude of
stealthy attention , one hand clutching at her breast as if to compress , to make ...
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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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