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 223
She had raised her head before he paused . “ Nothing can break in on us here , ”
he went on and as if there had been an appeal or a provocation in her upward
glance , he bent down and took her under the arms , raising her straight out of the
...
She had raised her head before he paused . “ Nothing can break in on us here , ”
he went on and as if there had been an appeal or a provocation in her upward
glance , he bent down and took her under the arms , raising her straight out of the
...
Page 228
With one foot posed on the string - piece , and leaning on his raised knee , he
was taking in everything . The sprawling man rolled off the thwart , collapsed ,
and , most unexpectedly , got pon his feet . He swayed dizzily , spreading his
arms out ...
With one foot posed on the string - piece , and leaning on his raised knee , he
was taking in everything . The sprawling man rolled off the thwart , collapsed ,
and , most unexpectedly , got pon his feet . He swayed dizzily , spreading his
arms out ...
Page 306
IV Heyst , seated at the table with his chin on his breast , raised his head at the
faint rustle of Lena's dress . He was startled by the dead pallor of her cheeks , by
something lifeless in her eyes , which looked at him strangely , without
recognition ...
IV Heyst , seated at the table with his chin on his breast , raised his head at the
faint rustle of Lena's dress . He was startled by the dead pallor of her cheeks , by
something lifeless in her eyes , which looked at him strangely , without
recognition ...
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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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