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 252
... 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 firmly ...
... 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 firmly ...
Page 277
... shoulders growing bigger behind him on the opposite wall , to which the face of plain Mr. Jones was turned . With a feline movement , Ricardo glanced over his shoulder at the thin back of the spectre reposing on the bed , and then blew ...
... shoulders growing bigger behind him on the opposite wall , to which the face of plain Mr. Jones was turned . With a feline movement , Ricardo glanced over his shoulder at the thin back of the spectre reposing on the bed , and then blew ...
Page 377
... shoulders ; he even looked at his hand . He didn't put it in his pocket , however . Mr. Jones , glued against the ... shoulder , stepped back a pace , and sat down on the end of the camp bedstead . Leaning his elbow on one knee , he laid ...
... shoulders ; he even looked at his hand . He didn't put it in his pocket , however . Mr. Jones , glued against the ... shoulder , stepped back a pace , and sat down on the end of the camp bedstead . Leaning his elbow on one knee , he laid ...
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