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 179
... side . The coolies , as a body , mistrusting the manifest mildness of these harmless fisher - folk , had kept to their lines ,! without attempting to cross the island . Wang was the brilliant exception . He must have been uncom- monly ...
... side . The coolies , as a body , mistrusting the manifest mildness of these harmless fisher - folk , had kept to their lines ,! without attempting to cross the island . Wang was the brilliant exception . He must have been uncom- monly ...
Page 328
... side of the screen , they peeped between the edge of the canvas and the verandah - post entwined with creepers . A ... side by side - one infinitely slender , the other short and broad . The two visitors stood still and gazed . To keep ...
... side of the screen , they peeped between the edge of the canvas and the verandah - post entwined with creepers . A ... side by side - one infinitely slender , the other short and broad . The two visitors stood still and gazed . To keep ...
Page 405
... side by side , looking mournfully at the little black hole made by Mr. Jones's bullet under the swelling breast of a dazzling and as it were sacred white- ness . It rose and fell slightly - so slightly that only the eyes of the lover ...
... side by side , looking mournfully at the little black hole made by Mr. Jones's bullet under the swelling breast of a dazzling and as it were sacred white- ness . It rose and fell slightly - so slightly that only the eyes of the lover ...
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