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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in his head, and with a sort of guarded attitude, as if afraid someone would
reproach him with the death of Morrison. Naïve Heyst! As if anybody would. . . .
Nobody amongst us had any interest in men who went home. They were all right;
they ...
in his head, and with a sort of guarded attitude, as if afraid someone would
reproach him with the death of Morrison. Naïve Heyst! As if anybody would. . . .
Nobody amongst us had any interest in men who went home. They were all right;
they ...
Page 86
I know what sort of girl I am; but all the same I am not the sort that men turn their
backs on—and you ought to know it, unless you aren't made like the others. Oh,
forgive me! You aren't like the others; you are like no one in the world I ever
spoke ...
I know what sort of girl I am; but all the same I am not the sort that men turn their
backs on—and you ought to know it, unless you aren't made like the others. Oh,
forgive me! You aren't like the others; you are like no one in the world I ever
spoke ...
Page 165
“Oh, I know your sort,” Ricardo let fall negligently. “You are like most people—or
perhaps just a little more peaceable than the rest of the buying and selling gang
that bosses this rotten show. Well, well, you respectable citizen,” he went on, “let
...
“Oh, I know your sort,” Ricardo let fall negligently. “You are like most people—or
perhaps just a little more peaceable than the rest of the buying and selling gang
that bosses this rotten show. Well, well, you respectable citizen,” he went on, “let
...
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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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