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 34
... stay with one of the Tesmans . One of us even wondered what sort of re- ception he would get ; for it was known that Julius Tesman was unreasonably bitter about the Tropical Belt Coal fiasco . But Davidson set us right . It was nothing ...
... stay with one of the Tesmans . One of us even wondered what sort of re- ception he would get ; for it was known that Julius Tesman was unreasonably bitter about the Tropical Belt Coal fiasco . But Davidson set us right . It was nothing ...
Page 67
... stay in my house . This place isn't good enough for him . I wish to goodness he had gone somewhere else to show off his superiority . Here I have got up this series of concerts for you gentlemen , just to make things a little brighter ...
... stay in my house . This place isn't good enough for him . I wish to goodness he had gone somewhere else to show off his superiority . Here I have got up this series of concerts for you gentlemen , just to make things a little brighter ...
Page 162
... staying here . ' 99 Ricardo could not be more sick of staying than Schom- berg was of seeing him stay . Schomberg believed so firmly in the reality of Heyst as created by his own power of false inferences , of his hate , of his love of ...
... staying here . ' 99 Ricardo could not be more sick of staying than Schom- berg was of seeing him stay . Schomberg believed so firmly in the reality of Heyst as created by his own power of false inferences , of his hate , of his love of ...
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