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 143
... revolver cartridges . 666 ' Anyhow , ' I tells him , ' he wants to be killed some way or other , as a favour . ' " And then I go on setting the boat's mast . I didn't care much for the notion of butchering a man bound hand and foot and ...
... revolver cartridges . 666 ' Anyhow , ' I tells him , ' he wants to be killed some way or other , as a favour . ' " And then I go on setting the boat's mast . I didn't care much for the notion of butchering a man bound hand and foot and ...
Page 311
... revolver . Reflec tion on the general situation , and on the insecurity of Number One , came later , after he had obtained possession of the revolver and of the box of cartridges out of the table drawer in the living - room . " Oh , you ...
... revolver . Reflec tion on the general situation , and on the insecurity of Number One , came later , after he had obtained possession of the revolver and of the box of cartridges out of the table drawer in the living - room . " Oh , you ...
Page 347
... revolver without any sort of compunc- tion , rather than risk a rude and distasteful contest with the strange barbarians for my sake . He has preached to the villagers . They respect him . He is the most remarkable man they have ever ...
... revolver without any sort of compunc- tion , rather than risk a rude and distasteful contest with the strange barbarians for my sake . He has preached to the villagers . They respect him . He is the most remarkable man they have ever ...
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