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 149
... talk mighty big , " burst out the hotel - keeper . " You talk of ranging all over the world and doing great things , and taking fortune by the scruff of the neck , but here you stick at this miserable business ! " " It isn't much of a ...
... talk mighty big , " burst out the hotel - keeper . " You talk of ranging all over the world and doing great things , and taking fortune by the scruff of the neck , but here you stick at this miserable business ! " " It isn't much of a ...
Page 206
... talking of me ? Talking where ? ” With the first question he had lifted himself from his reclining position ; at the ... talk at all ! I was rather under the impression that you never saw anybody belonging to the town except from the ...
... talking of me ? Talking where ? ” With the first question he had lifted himself from his reclining position ; at the ... talk at all ! I was rather under the impression that you never saw anybody belonging to the town except from the ...
Page 365
... talking . Let me take you to him this evening . He ain't at all well ; and he can't make up his mind to go away without having a talk with you . 99 Heyst , looking up , met Lena's eyes . Their expres- sion of candour seemed to hide some ...
... talking . Let me take you to him this evening . He ain't at all well ; and he can't make up his mind to go away without having a talk with you . 99 Heyst , looking up , met Lena's eyes . Their expres- sion of candour seemed to hide some ...
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