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 xiv
... surprised to hear that one morning I was told without any particular emotion by the padrone of the schooner that the " Rich man " down there was dead : He had died in the night . I don't remember ever being so moved by the desolate end ...
... surprised to hear that one morning I was told without any particular emotion by the padrone of the schooner that the " Rich man " down there was dead : He had died in the night . I don't remember ever being so moved by the desolate end ...
Page 74
... surprised , open gaze , self- consciousness growing on them so slowly that it was a long time before they averted their eyes ; and very soon they met again , temporarily , only to rebound , as it were . At last they steadied in contact ...
... surprised , open gaze , self- consciousness growing on them so slowly that it was a long time before they averted their eyes ; and very soon they met again , temporarily , only to rebound , as it were . At last they steadied in contact ...
Page 177
... surprised Heyst by its air of youth , be- cause he remembered his father as a much older man ; a lot of small objects , such as candlesticks , inkstands , and statuettes from his father's study , which surprised him because they looked ...
... surprised Heyst by its air of youth , be- cause he remembered his father as a much older man ; a lot of small objects , such as candlesticks , inkstands , and statuettes from his father's study , which surprised him because they looked ...
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