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"-- |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 80
Page 16
To him , as to all of us in the islands , this wandering Heyst , who didn't toil or spin
visibly , seemed the very last person to be the agent of Providence in an affair
concerned with money . The fact of his turning up in Timor or anywhere else was
...
To him , as to all of us in the islands , this wandering Heyst , who didn't toil or spin
visibly , seemed the very last person to be the agent of Providence in an affair
concerned with money . The fact of his turning up in Timor or anywhere else was
...
Page 151
This word escaped Schomberg by inadvertence , at which he became frightened
. But the devoted secretary seemed to find it natural . “ No , that never comes on
together with this kind of fit . He just lay there full length on a mat , while a ragged
...
This word escaped Schomberg by inadvertence , at which he became frightened
. But the devoted secretary seemed to find it natural . “ No , that never comes on
together with this kind of fit . He just lay there full length on a mat , while a ragged
...
Page 176
The rooms , filling with shadows , seemed haunted by a melancholy , uneasy
presence which could not express itself . The young man got up with a strange
sense of making way for something impalpable that claimed possession , went
out of ...
The rooms , filling with shadows , seemed haunted by a melancholy , uneasy
presence which could not express itself . The young man got up with a strange
sense of making way for something impalpable that claimed possession , went
out of ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
answer appeared arms asked believe better boat bungalow chair Chinaman clear close coming course dark Davidson don't door doubt existence expected expression eyes face fact feeling feet fellow felt gave girl give glance gone governor hand head hear heard Heyst hold island Jones keep knew leave Lena less light lips live looked manner matter mean mind Morrison moved movement murmured nature never night observed once passed Pedro perhaps raised reason remained Ricardo round Schomberg seemed seen shoulders side sight silence smile sort sound speak stand steps stopped strange suddenly suppose surprised talk tell There's thing thought told tone took trouble turned understand verandah voice waited walked Wang watched whispered woman wonder
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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |