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 112
... manner , which seemed to imply some sort of menace from beyond the grave . " He's a gentleman , " testified Martin Ricardo with a sudden snap of the lips , after which his moustaches stirred by themselves in an odd , feline manner ...
... manner , which seemed to imply some sort of menace from beyond the grave . " He's a gentleman , " testified Martin Ricardo with a sudden snap of the lips , after which his moustaches stirred by themselves in an odd , feline manner ...
Page 234
Joseph Conrad. He smiled up at Heyst in his peculiar lip - retracting manner , and added by way of afterthought : " That's what will happen to him in the end , if he doesn't learn to restrain himself . But I've taught him to mind his ...
Joseph Conrad. He smiled up at Heyst in his peculiar lip - retracting manner , and added by way of afterthought : " That's what will happen to him in the end , if he doesn't learn to restrain himself . But I've taught him to mind his ...
Page 237
... manner . On the contrary , it was brisk , almost jocose . He begged pardon for contradicting . He was never out of temper with " our Pedro . " The fellow was a Dago of immense strength and of no sense whatever . This combination made ...
... manner . On the contrary , it was brisk , almost jocose . He begged pardon for contradicting . He was never out of temper with " our Pedro . " The fellow was a Dago of immense strength and of no sense whatever . This combination made ...
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