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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... 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 now and then . Davidson viewed her ...
... 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 now and then . Davidson viewed her ...
Page 277
... mean more than all the others put together . " " That's grave news . " " " Ay , grave enough . It's this - how do you feel in your- self , sir ? Are you likely to get bored ? I know them fits come on you suddenly ; but surely you can ...
... mean more than all the others put together . " " That's grave news . " " " Ay , grave enough . It's this - how do you feel in your- self , sir ? Are you likely to get bored ? I know them fits come on you suddenly ; but surely you can ...
Page 323
... mean to tell you anything of the sort , ' I said , ' but as a matter of fact it is so . ' " He slapped his thigh . " Thought so . What do you think of this trick , governor ? ' " Jones made some sort of sign to him , and then that ...
... mean to tell you anything of the sort , ' I said , ' but as a matter of fact it is so . ' " He slapped his thigh . " Thought so . What do you think of this trick , governor ? ' " Jones made some sort of sign to him , and then that ...
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