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 184
... heard , much more faint , a voice he had never heard before a novel impression which he ac- knowledged by cocking his head slightly to one side . " I am here - out of the sun . " The new voice sounded remote and uncertain . Wang heard ...
... heard , much more faint , a voice he had never heard before a novel impression which he ac- knowledged by cocking his head slightly to one side . " I am here - out of the sun . " The new voice sounded remote and uncertain . Wang heard ...
Page 205
... heard of that very man , she told Heyst . " Impossible ! " he said positively . " You are mis- taken . You couldn't have heard of him . It's " He stopped short , with the thought that to talk like this was perfectly useless ; that one ...
... heard of that very man , she told Heyst . " Impossible ! " he said positively . " You are mis- taken . You couldn't have heard of him . It's " He stopped short , with the thought that to talk like this was perfectly useless ; that one ...
Page 381
... heard , for instance , of a certain Mr. Morri- son , once your partner . Heyst could not repress a slight movement ... heard a lot of ugly lies , " observed Heyst . " Take my word for it . " " You would say so , of course - very natural ...
... heard , for instance , of a certain Mr. Morri- son , once your partner . Heyst could not repress a slight movement ... heard a lot of ugly lies , " observed Heyst . " Take my word for it . " " You would say so , of course - very natural ...
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