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 87
... hold of in the dark . " As I told you , I am not rich enough to buy you out ; SO I shall steal you as soon as I can arrange some means of getting away from here . Meantime it would be fatal to be seen together at night . We mustn't give ...
... hold of in the dark . " As I told you , I am not rich enough to buy you out ; SO I shall steal you as soon as I can arrange some means of getting away from here . Meantime it would be fatal to be seen together at night . We mustn't give ...
Page 202
... hold of this coal idea - or , rather , the idea got hold of him . It entered into that scantily furnished chamber of which I have just spoken , and sat on all the chairs . There was no dislodging it , you know ! It was going to make his ...
... hold of this coal idea - or , rather , the idea got hold of him . It entered into that scantily furnished chamber of which I have just spoken , and sat on all the chairs . There was no dislodging it , you know ! It was going to make his ...
Page 395
... hold in herself the impress of something most rare and , precious - his embraces made her own by her courage in saving his life . All she thought of - the essence of her tremors , her flushes of heat , and her shudders of cold - was the ...
... hold in herself the impress of something most rare and , precious - his embraces made her own by her courage in saving his life . All she thought of - the essence of her tremors , her flushes of heat , and her shudders of cold - was the ...
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