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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Morrison , staring open - mouthed , groped over his shoulder for the cord of the
eyeglass hanging down his back . ... of great dazzling wings to sprout on the
Swede's shoulders — and didn't want to miss a single detail of the transformation
.
Morrison , staring open - mouthed , groped over his shoulder for the cord of the
eyeglass hanging down his back . ... of great dazzling wings to sprout on the
Swede's shoulders — and didn't want to miss a single detail of the transformation
.
Page 252
Her shoulders and arms were bare ; one of her tresses , hanging forward , looked
almost black against the white skin . As she was taller than the average Malay
woman , the sarong ended a good way above her ankles . She stood poised ...
Her shoulders and arms were bare ; one of her tresses , hanging forward , looked
almost black against the white skin . As she was taller than the average Malay
woman , the sarong ended a good way above her ankles . She stood poised ...
Page 277
He moved stealthily across the room , bare - footed , towards the candle , the
shadow of his head and shoulders ... With a feline movement , Ricardo glanced
over his shoulder at the thin back of the spectre reposing on the bed , and then
blew ...
He moved stealthily across the room , bare - footed , towards the candle , the
shadow of his head and shoulders ... With a feline movement , Ricardo glanced
over his shoulder at the thin back of the spectre reposing on the bed , and then
blew ...
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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 |
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