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
He drank all the water I 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 ...
He drank all the water I 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 ...
Page 188
The rare timbre of her voice 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 ...
The rare timbre of her voice 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 ...
Page 319
She gave him a light kiss on the lips and was gone before he could detain her .
She regained her seat and propped her elbows again on the table . It was hard to
believe that she had moved from the spot at all . The fleeting weight of her body ...
She gave him a light kiss on the lips and was gone before he could detain her .
She regained her seat and propped her elbows again on the table . It was hard to
believe that she had moved from the spot at all . The fleeting weight of her body ...
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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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