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 56
... returned to the matter of the shawl . He wanted to send it back to Mrs. Schom- berg . He said that it might be very awkward for her if she were unable , if asked , to produce it . This had given him , Heyst , much uneasiness . She was ...
... returned to the matter of the shawl . He wanted to send it back to Mrs. Schom- berg . He said that it might be very awkward for her if she were unable , if asked , to produce it . This had given him , Heyst , much uneasiness . She was ...
Page 204
... returned , like a habit , one has schooled oneself into , even before his forehead had cleared completely . " But why are you looking so hard at me ? Oh , I don't object , and I shall try not to flinch . Your eyes- 99 He was looking ...
... returned , like a habit , one has schooled oneself into , even before his forehead had cleared completely . " But why are you looking so hard at me ? Oh , I don't object , and I shall try not to flinch . Your eyes- 99 He was looking ...
Page 410
... returned on board as he had insisted I should do . I didn't want to intrude on his grief . Later , about five in the morning , some of my calashes came run- ning to me , yelling that there was a fire ashore . landed at once , of course ...
... returned on board as he had insisted I should do . I didn't want to intrude on his grief . Later , about five in the morning , some of my calashes came run- ning to me , yelling that there was a fire ashore . landed at once , of course ...
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