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 35
... stood back in an extensive enclosure containing a garden , some large trees , and , under their spreading boughs , a detached " hall available for concerts and other per- formances , " as Schomberg worded it in his advertise- ments ...
... stood back in an extensive enclosure containing a garden , some large trees , and , under their spreading boughs , a detached " hall available for concerts and other per- formances , " as Schomberg worded it in his advertise- ments ...
Page 189
... stood still with roaming eyes , examining the walls as if for signs , for inscriptions ; exploring the floor as if for pit- falls , for dropped coins . Then he cocked his head slightly at the profile of Heyst's father , pen in hand ...
... stood still with roaming eyes , examining the walls as if for signs , for inscriptions ; exploring the floor as if for pit- falls , for dropped coins . Then he cocked his head slightly at the profile of Heyst's father , pen in hand ...
Page 355
... stood bathed in a sinister light . An unexpected chill gust of wind made a noise in the tree - tops . She snatched her hand away and stepped out into the open ; but before she had advanced more than three yards , she stood still and ...
... stood bathed in a sinister light . An unexpected chill gust of wind made a noise in the tree - tops . She snatched her hand away and stepped out into the open ; but before she had advanced more than three yards , she stood still and ...
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