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
... 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 such terms alongside an ...
... 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 such terms alongside an ...
Page 57
... 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 all this to me , Davidson's only com- ment was : " Funny notion of defying ...
... 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 all this to me , Davidson's only com- ment was : " Funny notion of defying ...
Page 96
... a hotel - keeper was to be brought to an end . This demoralized state accounted for what Davidson had observed on his last visit to the Schom- berg establishment , some two months after Heyst's secret departure 96 VICTORY.
... a hotel - keeper was to be brought to an end . This demoralized state accounted for what Davidson had observed on his last visit to the Schom- berg establishment , some two months after Heyst's secret departure 96 VICTORY.
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