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 174
... perhaps the first im- pulse , on earth ! The barbed hook , baited with the illusion of progress , to bring out of ... perhaps ? A full and equable contempt would soon do away with that , too . But since you have not attained to it , I ...
... perhaps the first im- pulse , on earth ! The barbed hook , baited with the illusion of progress , to bring out of ... perhaps ? A full and equable contempt would soon do away with that , too . But since you have not attained to it , I ...
Page 248
... Perhaps she had already for- gotten the fact herself . And Heyst resolved suddenly to say nothing more of it . It was not that he shrank from alarming her . Not feeling anything definite him- self he could not imagine a precise effect ...
... Perhaps she had already for- gotten the fact herself . And Heyst resolved suddenly to say nothing more of it . It was not that he shrank from alarming her . Not feeling anything definite him- self he could not imagine a precise effect ...
Page 362
Joseph Conrad. story whispered - perhaps the story shouted - certainly spread out , and believed - and believed , my dear Lena ! " " Who would believe such awful things ? " " Perhaps you wouldn't - not at first , at any rate ; but the ...
Joseph Conrad. story whispered - perhaps the story shouted - certainly spread out , and believed - and believed , my dear Lena ! " " Who would believe such awful things ? " " Perhaps you wouldn't - not at first , at any rate ; but the ...
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