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 54
At one time I thought that intelligent observation of facts was the best way of
cheating the time which is allotted to us whether we want it or not ; but now I have
done with observation , too . ” Imagine poor , simple Davidson being addressed
in ...
At one time I thought that intelligent observation of facts was the best way of
cheating the time which is allotted to us whether we want it or not ; but now I have
done with observation , too . ” Imagine poor , simple Davidson being addressed
in ...
Page 57
He sat down in the stern - sheets , and already had the steering lines in his hands
when Heyst observed abruptly : “ The world is a bad dog . It will bite you if you
give it a chance ; but I think that here we can safely defy the fates . ” When
relating ...
He sat down in the stern - sheets , and already had the steering lines in his hands
when Heyst observed abruptly : “ The world is a bad dog . It will bite you if you
give it a chance ; but I think that here we can safely defy the fates . ” When
relating ...
Page 70
... small hands , not very white , attached to well - formed The next detail Heyst
was led to observe was the arrangement of the hair — two thick brown tresses
rolled round an attractively shaped head . “ A girl , by Jove ! ” he exclaimed
mentally .
... small hands , not very white , attached to well - formed The next detail Heyst
was led to observe was the arrangement of the hair — two thick brown tresses
rolled round an attractively shaped head . “ A girl , by Jove ! ” he exclaimed
mentally .
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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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