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 228
... feet . He swayed dizzily , spreading his arms out , and uttered faintly a hoarse , dreamy " Hallo ! ” His upturned face was swollen , red , peeling all over the nose and cheeks . His stare was irrational . Heyst perceived stains of ...
... feet . He swayed dizzily , spreading his arms out , and uttered faintly a hoarse , dreamy " Hallo ! ” His upturned face was swollen , red , peeling all over the nose and cheeks . His stare was irrational . Heyst perceived stains of ...
Page 247
... 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 that ...
... 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 that ...
Page 301
... feet . With a con- vulsive movement she sat up straight , but had no power to rise . Ricardo , on the contrary , was on his feet on the instant , as noiseless as a cat . His yellow eyes gleamed , gliding here and there ; but he , too ...
... feet . With a con- vulsive movement she sat up straight , but had no power to rise . Ricardo , on the contrary , was on his feet on the instant , as noiseless as a cat . His yellow eyes gleamed , gliding here and there ; but he , too ...
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