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 44
Why , she helped the girl to bolt , ” said Davidson turning at me his innocent eyes
, rounded by the state of constant amazement in which this affair had left him , like
those shocks of terror or sorrow which sometimes leave their victim afflicted by ...
Why , she helped the girl to bolt , ” said Davidson turning at me his innocent eyes
, rounded by the state of constant amazement in which this affair had left him , like
those shocks of terror or sorrow which sometimes leave their victim afflicted by ...
Page 66
One sees them lying about , clothed in their dark garments of leaves , in a great
hush of silver and azure , where the sea without murmurs meets the sky in a ring
of magic stillness . A sort of smiling somnolence broods over them ; the very ...
One sees them lying about , clothed in their dark garments of leaves , in a great
hush of silver and azure , where the sea without murmurs meets the sky in a ring
of magic stillness . A sort of smiling somnolence broods over them ; the very ...
Page 215
Presently his hidden fury fell into dust within him , like a crazy structure , leaving
behind emptiness , desolation , regret . ... With her hand she signed imperiously
to him to leave her alone - a com . mand which Heyst did not obey . 1 V WHEN ...
Presently his hidden fury fell into dust within him , like a crazy structure , leaving
behind emptiness , desolation , regret . ... With her hand she signed imperiously
to him to leave her alone - a com . mand which Heyst did not obey . 1 V WHEN ...
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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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