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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... fell calm in the course of the afternoon and continued calm during all that night and the terrible , flaming day , the late " Rich man " had to be thrown overboard at sunset , though as a matter of fact we wer ' in sight of the low ...
... fell calm in the course of the afternoon and continued calm during all that night and the terrible , flaming day , the late " Rich man " had to be thrown overboard at sunset , though as a matter of fact we wer ' in sight of the low ...
Page 218
... fell on the middle of the page . The elder Heyst had written of every- thing in many books - of space and of time , of animals and of stars ; analysing ideas and actions , the laughter and the frowns of men , and the grimaces of their ...
... fell on the middle of the page . The elder Heyst had written of every- thing in many books - of space and of time , of animals and of stars ; analysing ideas and actions , the laughter and the frowns of men , and the grimaces of their ...
Page 398
... more ! ” A silence fell . He was gloomy with the torment of his jealousy , and did not even look at her . She sat up and slowly , gradually bent lower and lower over him , as if , teady to fall into his arms . He looked up 398 VICTORY.
... more ! ” A silence fell . He was gloomy with the torment of his jealousy , and did not even look at her . She sat up and slowly , gradually bent lower and lower over him , as if , teady to fall into his arms . He looked up 398 VICTORY.
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