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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I should have to live , to be sure , because I'd be afraid to kill myself ; but you
would have done a thousand times worse than killing a body . You told me you
had been always alone , you had never had a dog , even . Well , then , I won't be
in ...
I should have to live , to be sure , because I'd be afraid to kill myself ; but you
would have done a thousand times worse than killing a body . You told me you
had been always alone , you had never had a dog , even . Well , then , I won't be
in ...
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could see that being allowed to live suited that chap down to the ground . The
governor gets his legs away from him gently and just mutters to me : “ Let's be off .
Get him into the boat . ' “ It was not difficult , ” continued Ricardo , after eyeing ...
could see that being allowed to live suited that chap down to the ground . The
governor gets his legs away from him gently and just mutters to me : “ Let's be off .
Get him into the boat . ' “ It was not difficult , ” continued Ricardo , after eyeing ...
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And then what ? You are not the one to sit still ; neither am I. I live for myself , and
you shall live for yourself , toom not for a Swedish baron . They make a
convenience of people like you and me . A gentleman is better than an employer
, but an ...
And then what ? You are not the one to sit still ; neither am I. I live for myself , and
you shall live for yourself , toom not for a Swedish baron . They make a
convenience of people like you and me . A gentleman is better than an employer
, but an ...
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| 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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