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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... schooner who could have talked openly about his activities and purposes was a very snuffy and conversationally de- lightful friar , the Superior of a convent , attended by a very young lay brother , of a particularly ferocious ...
... schooner who could have talked openly about his activities and purposes was a very snuffy and conversationally de- lightful friar , the Superior of a convent , attended by a very young lay brother , of a particularly ferocious ...
Page 126
... schooner , whatever you call it - by ten gentlemen at once . That surprises you , eh ? Yes , yes , ten . Leastwise there were nine of them gents good enough in their way , and one downright gentleman , and that was . " " Ricardo gave ...
... schooner , whatever you call it - by ten gentlemen at once . That surprises you , eh ? Yes , yes , ten . Leastwise there were nine of them gents good enough in their way , and one downright gentleman , and that was . " " Ricardo gave ...
Page 137
... schooner and her fool errand . There were one hundred and twenty - seven sovereigns and some Mexican dollars in that skipper's cash - box . Hardly enough to knock a man on the head for from behind , I must confess ; but that the skipper ...
... schooner and her fool errand . There were one hundred and twenty - seven sovereigns and some Mexican dollars in that skipper's cash - box . Hardly enough to knock a man on the head for from behind , I must confess ; but that the skipper ...
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