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 180
... sound of human speech . It was easy to be taciturn with Heyst , who had plunged himself into an abyss of meditation over books , and remained in it till the shadow of Wang falling across the page , and the sound of a rough , low voice ...
... sound of human speech . It was easy to be taciturn with Heyst , who had plunged himself into an abyss of meditation over books , and remained in it till the shadow of Wang falling across the page , and the sound of a rough , low voice ...
Page 227
... sound , as of somebody tumbling about in a boat , with a clatter of oars and spars , failed to make him move for a moment . When his mind seized its meaning , he had no difficulty in locating the sound . It had come from below - from ...
... sound , as of somebody tumbling about in a boat , with a clatter of oars and spars , failed to make him move for a moment . When his mind seized its meaning , he had no difficulty in locating the sound . It had come from below - from ...
Page 301
... sound of Heyst's footsteps , for any sound outside which would mean that Ricardo's retreat was cut off . Both understood perfectly well that Wang must have gone round the house , and that he was now at the back , making it impossible ...
... sound of Heyst's footsteps , for any sound outside which would mean that Ricardo's retreat was cut off . Both understood perfectly well that Wang must have gone round the house , and that he was now at the back , making it impossible ...
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