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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... natural that those three buried in a corner of my memory should suddenly get out into the light of the world - so natural that I offer no excuse for their existence . They were there , they had to come out ; and this is a sufficient ...
... natural that those three buried in a corner of my memory should suddenly get out into the light of the world - so natural that I offer no excuse for their existence . They were there , they had to come out ; and this is a sufficient ...
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Joseph Conrad. III HUMAN nature being what it is , having a silly side to it as well as a mean side , there were not a few who pretended to be indignant on no better authority than a general propensity to believe every evil report ; and ...
Joseph Conrad. III HUMAN nature being what it is , having a silly side to it as well as a mean side , there were not a few who pretended to be indignant on no better authority than a general propensity to believe every evil report ; and ...
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... natural The Lieutenant of the Reserve only pursed up his mouth and raised his eyebrows without looking at him . It might have meant anything , but Davidson dismissed the hospital idea with confidence . However , he ... nature . 36 VICTORY.
... natural The Lieutenant of the Reserve only pursed up his mouth and raised his eyebrows without looking at him . It might have meant anything , but Davidson dismissed the hospital idea with confidence . However , he ... nature . 36 VICTORY.
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