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 131
... keep him with you till I come back on deck . Mind ! Don't let him go below till I return . ' " I could not help asking why he told me to rouse a sleeping man , when we wanted everybody on board to sleep sweetly till we got clear of the ...
... keep him with you till I come back on deck . Mind ! Don't let him go below till I return . ' " I could not help asking why he told me to rouse a sleeping man , when we wanted everybody on board to sleep sweetly till we got clear of the ...
Page 167
... keep as many of them as possible between himself and the murderous aspect of his purpose . " So , if you gentlemen ... keep her heading northeast for , say , fifty hours ; perhaps not quite so long . There will always be draft enough to ...
... keep as many of them as possible between himself and the murderous aspect of his purpose . " So , if you gentlemen ... keep her heading northeast for , say , fifty hours ; perhaps not quite so long . There will always be draft enough to ...
Page 383
... Keep still as you are ! " he cried sharply . " I've told you I am not armed , " said Heyst , folding his arms on his breast . 99 " I am really inclined to believe that you are not , admitted Mr. Jones seriously . " Strange ! " he mused ...
... Keep still as you are ! " he cried sharply . " I've told you I am not armed , " said Heyst , folding his arms on his breast . 99 " I am really inclined to believe that you are not , admitted Mr. Jones seriously . " Strange ! " he mused ...
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