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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Davidson , a good , simple fellow in his way , was strangely affected . It is to be
noted that he knew very little of Heyst . He was one of those whom Heyst's
finished courtesy of attitude and intonation most strongly disconcerted . He
himself was a ...
Davidson , a good , simple fellow in his way , was strangely affected . It is to be
noted that he knew very little of Heyst . He was one of those whom Heyst's
finished courtesy of attitude and intonation most strongly disconcerted . He
himself was a ...
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They looked very much like middle - aged washerwomen on the platform , too .
But the girl had been living in the main building along with the boss , the director ,
the fellow with the black beard , and a hard - bitten , oldish woman who took the ...
They looked very much like middle - aged washerwomen on the platform , too .
But the girl had been living in the main building along with the boss , the director ,
the fellow with the black beard , and a hard - bitten , oldish woman who took the ...
Page 130
Takes a real gentleman to see through a fellow . Oh , yes - he spotted me . I told
you we had a few talks at sea about one thing or another . And I used to watch
him down the skylight , playing cards in the cuddy with the others . They had to
pass ...
Takes a real gentleman to see through a fellow . Oh , yes - he spotted me . I told
you we had a few talks at sea about one thing or another . And I used to watch
him down the skylight , playing cards in the cuddy with the others . They had to
pass ...
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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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