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 42
Running off with a casual orchestra girl! “You might have knocked me down with
a feather,” Davidson told us some time afterward. By then he was taking an
indulgent view of both the parties to that amazing transaction. First of all, on
reflection, ...
Running off with a casual orchestra girl! “You might have knocked me down with
a feather,” Davidson told us some time afterward. By then he was taking an
indulgent view of both the parties to that amazing transaction. First of all, on
reflection, ...
Page 47
He ran off with a girl. What do I care for the girl? The girl is nothing to me.” He
shot out an infamous word which made Davidson start. That's what the girl was;
and he reiterated the assertion that she was nothing to him. What he was
concerned ...
He ran off with a girl. What do I care for the girl? The girl is nothing to me.” He
shot out an infamous word which made Davidson start. That's what the girl was;
and he reiterated the assertion that she was nothing to him. What he was
concerned ...
Page 49
But that fellow—that Swede—he got round the girl. He got round all the people
out here. I've been watching him for years. You remember how he got round
Morrison.” He changed front abruptly, as if on parade, and marched off. The
customers ...
But that fellow—that Swede—he got round the girl. He got round all the people
out here. I've been watching him for years. You remember how he got round
Morrison.” He changed front abruptly, as if on parade, and marched off. The
customers ...
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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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