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 143
... gave him , but he hadn't much to say for himself . I walked back to the governor . " He asks for a bullet in his head before we go , ' I said . I wasn't at all pleased . " Oh , that's out of the question altogether , ' says the governor ...
... gave him , but he hadn't much to say for himself . I walked back to the governor . " He asks for a bullet in his head before we go , ' I said . I wasn't at all pleased . " Oh , that's out of the question altogether , ' says the governor ...
Page 188
... gave a special value to what she uttered . The indefinable emotion which certain intonations gave him , he was aware , was more physical than moral . Every time she spoke to him she seemed to abandon to him something of herself ...
... gave a special value to what she uttered . The indefinable emotion which certain intonations gave him , he was aware , was more physical than moral . Every time she spoke to him she seemed to abandon to him something of herself ...
Page 202
... gave in . " Heyst tugged violently at a tuft of dried grass , and cast it away from him with a nervous gesture . " I gave in , " he repeated . Looking towards him with a movement of her eyes , only , the girl noticed the strong feeling ...
... gave in . " Heyst tugged violently at a tuft of dried grass , and cast it away from him with a nervous gesture . " I gave in , " he repeated . Looking towards him with a movement of her eyes , only , the girl noticed the strong feeling ...
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