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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The word Victory, the shining and tragic goal of noble effort, appeared too great,
too august, to stand at the head of a mere novel. There was also the possibility of
falling under the suspicion of commercial astuteness deceiving the public into ...
The word Victory, the shining and tragic goal of noble effort, appeared too great,
too august, to stand at the head of a mere novel. There was also the possibility of
falling under the suspicion of commercial astuteness deceiving the public into ...
Page 125
We could hardly stand when the watches were mustered on deck. Talk of
gambling!” He dropped the reminiscent tone to add the information, “I was bred to
the sea from a boy, you know.” Schomberg had fallen into a reverie, but without
losing ...
We could hardly stand when the watches were mustered on deck. Talk of
gambling!” He dropped the reminiscent tone to add the information, “I was bred to
the sea from a boy, you know.” Schomberg had fallen into a reverie, but without
losing ...
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comandante, a one-eyed, half-Indian, flat-nosed ruffian and I, we had to stand
around and bet on their hands. It was awful!” “Awful,” echoed Schomberg, in a
Teutonic throaty tone of despair. “Look here, I need your rooms.” “To be sure.
comandante, a one-eyed, half-Indian, flat-nosed ruffian and I, we had to stand
around and bet on their hands. It was awful!” “Awful,” echoed Schomberg, in a
Teutonic throaty tone of despair. “Look here, I need your rooms.” “To be sure.
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| 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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