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 159
And went back to that island again , " Schomberg echoed lifelessly , fixing his
gaze on the floor . “ What's the matter with you ? ” asked Ricardo with genuine
surprise . “ What is it ? ” Schomberg , without looking up , made an impatient
gesture .
And went back to that island again , " Schomberg echoed lifelessly , fixing his
gaze on the floor . “ What's the matter with you ? ” asked Ricardo with genuine
surprise . “ What is it ? ” Schomberg , without looking up , made an impatient
gesture .
Page 177
He handled them tenderly ; and it was perhaps their presence there which
attached him to the island when he woke up to the failure of his apostasy .
Whatever the decisive reason , Heyst had remained where another would have
been glad to ...
He handled them tenderly ; and it was perhaps their presence there which
attached him to the island when he woke up to the failure of his apostasy .
Whatever the decisive reason , Heyst had remained where another would have
been glad to ...
Page 179
Heyst learned presently that Wang had persuaded one of the women of the
Alfuro village , on the west shore of the island , beyond the central ridge , to come
over to live with him in a remote part of the company's clearing . It was a curious
case ...
Heyst learned presently that Wang had persuaded one of the women of the
Alfuro village , on the west shore of the island , beyond the central ridge , to come
over to live with him in a remote part of the company's clearing . It was a curious
case ...
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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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