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 146
... stare . " And so you go like this about the world , gambling , " he remarked inanely , to cover his confusion . But Ricardo's stare did not change its character , and he con- tinued vaguely : " Here and there and everywhere . " He ...
... stare . " And so you go like this about the world , gambling , " he remarked inanely , to cover his confusion . But Ricardo's stare did not change its character , and he con- tinued vaguely : " Here and there and everywhere . " He ...
Page 364
... stare which did not seem to carry any distance , but to stop short at a point in the air very near his face : You ... stared before her as if she had been alone in the room . But under that aspect of almost vacant unconcern the perils ...
... stare which did not seem to carry any distance , but to stop short at a point in the air very near his face : You ... stared before her as if she had been alone in the room . But under that aspect of almost vacant unconcern the perils ...
Page 367
... at that bitter riddle , since her heart found its solution in a blinding , hot glow of passionate purpose . : X SHE passed by Heyst as if she had indeed VICTORY 367 not look at her. His hard stare remained fastened ...
... at that bitter riddle , since her heart found its solution in a blinding , hot glow of passionate purpose . : X SHE passed by Heyst as if she had indeed VICTORY 367 not look at her. His hard stare remained fastened ...
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