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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... short ac- quaintance . That it was short was certainly not my fault , for he had charmed me by the mere amenity of his detachment which , in this case , I cannot help thinking he had carried to excess . He went away from his rooms ...
... short ac- quaintance . That it was short was certainly not my fault , for he had charmed me by the mere amenity of his detachment which , in this case , I cannot help thinking he had carried to excess . He went away from his rooms ...
Page 113
... short silence . " I have no desire to hear it , I am sure , " said Schom- berg . " This isn't Venezuela . You wouldn't get away from here like that . But all this is silly talk of the worst sort . Do you mean to say you would make ...
... short silence . " I have no desire to hear it , I am sure , " said Schom- berg . " This isn't Venezuela . You wouldn't get away from here like that . But all this is silly talk of the worst sort . Do you mean to say you would make ...
Page 302
... short - too short to get over with- out a noisy scramble . He hesitated an instant ; she , watchful , bore rigidly on the seat with her beautiful bare arms , while , light and sure , he used the back of the chair as a ladder . The ...
... short - too short to get over with- out a noisy scramble . He hesitated an instant ; she , watchful , bore rigidly on the seat with her beautiful bare arms , while , light and sure , he used the back of the chair as a ladder . The ...
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