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 40
Nobody had ever suspected her of having a mind , I mean even a little of it , I
mean any at all . One was inclined to think of her as an It - an automaton , a very
plain dummy , with an arrangement for bowing the head at times and smiling
stupidly ...
Nobody had ever suspected her of having a mind , I mean even a little of it , I
mean any at all . One was inclined to think of her as an It - an automaton , a very
plain dummy , with an arrangement for bowing the head at times and smiling
stupidly ...
Page 191
Are you frightened at it ? ” “ I should be rather frightened to be left behind alone .
When I say I , of course I mean we . “ Do you ? ” Heyst remained silent for a while
. “ The vision of a world destroyed , ” he mused aloud . “ Would you be sorry for it
...
Are you frightened at it ? ” “ I should be rather frightened to be left behind alone .
When I say I , of course I mean we . “ Do you ? ” Heyst remained silent for a while
. “ The vision of a world destroyed , ” he mused aloud . “ Would you be sorry for it
...
Page 277
I mean more than all the others put together . " “ That's grave news . ” “ Ay , grave
enough . It's this — how do you feel in yourself , sir ? Are you likely to get bored ?
I know them fits come on you suddenly ; but surely you can tell“ Martin , you are ...
I mean more than all the others put together . " “ That's grave news . ” “ Ay , grave
enough . It's this — how do you feel in yourself , sir ? Are you likely to get bored ?
I know them fits come on you suddenly ; but surely you can tell“ Martin , you are ...
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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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