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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Then Wang heard , much more faint , a voice he had never heard before - a novel
impression which he acknowledged by cocking his head slightly to one side . “ I
am here out of the sun . " The new voice sounded remote and uncertain .
Then Wang heard , much more faint , a voice he had never heard before - a novel
impression which he acknowledged by cocking his head slightly to one side . “ I
am here out of the sun . " The new voice sounded remote and uncertain .
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Have you ever heard the name before ? ” Her head moved quickly several times
in tiny affirmative nods , as if she could not trust herself to speak , or even to look
at him . She was biting her lower lip . “ Did you ever know anybody of that name ...
Have you ever heard the name before ? ” Her head moved quickly several times
in tiny affirmative nods , as if she could not trust herself to speak , or even to look
at him . She was biting her lower lip . “ Did you ever know anybody of that name ...
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was trying to recover his manner of languid superiority , “ We have heard , for
instance , of a certain Mr. Morri . son , once your partner . ” Heyst could not
repress a slight movement . “ Aha ! ” said Mr. Jones , with a sort of ghostly glee on
his face ...
was trying to recover his manner of languid superiority , “ We have heard , for
instance , of a certain Mr. Morri . son , once your partner . ” Heyst could not
repress a slight movement . “ Aha ! ” said Mr. Jones , with a sort of ghostly glee on
his face ...
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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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