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 90
... passed over him . He turned on his back , flung his arms crosswise on the broad , hard bed , and lay still , open ... passing through life without suffering and almost without a single care in the world - invulnerable because elusive ...
... passed over him . He turned on his back , flung his arms crosswise on the broad , hard bed , and lay still , open ... passing through life without suffering and almost without a single care in the world - invulnerable because elusive ...
Page 406
... passed a slight and awful tremor . With an amazing strength she asked loudly : " What's the matter with me ? " " You ... passing away from under them clung to her triumph convinced of the reality of her victory over death . " No more ...
... passed a slight and awful tremor . With an amazing strength she asked loudly : " What's the matter with me ? " " You ... passing away from under them clung to her triumph convinced of the reality of her victory over death . " No more ...
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... passing of the years has enhanced the charm and grandeur of this former home of England's Kings . Thus it was that when the home of the Sun Dial Press was designed , the architect chose as his pattern beautiful enduring Hampton Court ...
... passing of the years has enhanced the charm and grandeur of this former home of England's Kings . Thus it was that when the home of the Sun Dial Press was designed , the architect chose as his pattern beautiful enduring Hampton Court ...
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