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 133
I saw what they were then and didn't trouble my head about them , forgot all
about it till that very moment . Nothing strange in seeing drift - logs off a coast like
that ; and I'm hanged if the skipper didn't make one out in the wake of the moon .
I saw what they were then and didn't trouble my head about them , forgot all
about it till that very moment . Nothing strange in seeing drift - logs off a coast like
that ; and I'm hanged if the skipper didn't make one out in the wake of the moon .
Page 236
I am afraid we aren't presenting ourselves in a very favourable light . ” Heyst
listened . It was the conventional voice of an educated man , only strangely
lifeless . But more strange yet was this concern for appearances , exs , pressed ,
he did ...
I am afraid we aren't presenting ourselves in a very favourable light . ” Heyst
listened . It was the conventional voice of an educated man , only strangely
lifeless . But more strange yet was this concern for appearances , exs , pressed ,
he did ...
Page 383
Strange ! ” he mused aloud , the caverns of his eyes turned upon Heyst . Then
briskly : “ But my object is to keep you in this room , Don't provoke me , by some
unguarded movement , to smash your knee or do something definite of that sort .
Strange ! ” he mused aloud , the caverns of his eyes turned upon Heyst . Then
briskly : “ But my object is to keep you in this room , Don't provoke me , by some
unguarded movement , to smash your knee or do something definite of that sort .
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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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