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 52
... , and was waving it at the end of the old wharf . " Davidson didn't like to take his steamer alongside for fear of being indiscreet , I suppose ; but he steered close inshore , stopped his engines , and lowered a 52 VI ...
... , and was waving it at the end of the old wharf . " Davidson didn't like to take his steamer alongside for fear of being indiscreet , I suppose ; but he steered close inshore , stopped his engines , and lowered a 52 VI ...
Page 155
... stopped the careless swinging of his leg and said , looking at the hotel - keeper : " There's not much use arguing against that sort of talk - is there ? " Schomberg was not listening . " I could put you on another track , " he said ...
... stopped the careless swinging of his leg and said , looking at the hotel - keeper : " There's not much use arguing against that sort of talk - is there ? " Schomberg was not listening . " I could put you on another track , " he said ...
Page 183
... stopped , while the girl went on rapidly , as if nothing could stop her now . She crossed the verandah swiftly , and entered the twilight of the big central room opening upon it , and then the deeper twilight of the room beyond . She ...
... stopped , while the girl went on rapidly , as if nothing could stop her now . She crossed the verandah swiftly , and entered the twilight of the big central room opening upon it , and then the deeper twilight of the room beyond . She ...
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