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
Action — the first thought , or perhaps the first impulse , on earth ! The barbed
hook , baited with the illusion of progress , to bring out of the lightless void the
shoals of unnumbered generations ! “ And I , the son of my father , have been
caught ...
Action — the first thought , or perhaps the first impulse , on earth ! The barbed
hook , baited with the illusion of progress , to bring out of the lightless void the
shoals of unnumbered generations ! “ And I , the son of my father , have been
caught ...
Page 221
Perhaps you love me for that — just for that ; or perhaps you love me for company
, and because well ! But sometimes it seems to me that you can never love me for
myself , only for myself , as people do love each other when it is to be for ever .
Perhaps you love me for that — just for that ; or perhaps you love me for company
, and because well ! But sometimes it seems to me that you can never love me for
myself , only for myself , as people do love each other when it is to be for ever .
Page 301
He would perhaps have made a dash for it through the back door , if Heyst had
not been heard ascending the front steps . He climbed them slowly , very slowly ,
like a man who is discouraged or weary — or simply thoughtful ; and Ricardo had
...
He would perhaps have made a dash for it through the back door , if Heyst had
not been heard ascending the front steps . He climbed them slowly , very slowly ,
like a man who is discouraged or weary — or simply thoughtful ; and Ricardo had
...
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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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