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 87
He would tell her to go hang herself . " For some time Heyst said nothing . A
public , active contest with the hotel - keeper was not to be thought of . The idea
was horrible . Whispering gently to the girl , , he tried to explain to her that as
things ...
He would tell her to go hang herself . " For some time Heyst said nothing . A
public , active contest with the hotel - keeper was not to be thought of . The idea
was horrible . Whispering gently to the girl , , he tried to explain to her that as
things ...
Page 158
The peculiar intonation of the last phrase touched the nape of Schomberg's neck
with a chill . He cleared his throat slightly and looked away as though he had
heard something indelicate . Then , with a jump as it were : “ Of course he didn't
tell ...
The peculiar intonation of the last phrase touched the nape of Schomberg's neck
with a chill . He cleared his throat slightly and looked away as though he had
heard something indelicate . Then , with a jump as it were : “ Of course he didn't
tell ...
Page 323
What did he take you for , sir - an infant ? Or do you take us for kids ? -meaning
no offence . Come , I bet you will tell us next that you've missed something . ' “ I
didn't mean to tell you anything of the sort , ' I said , ' but as a matter of fact it is so .
What did he take you for , sir - an infant ? Or do you take us for kids ? -meaning
no offence . Come , I bet you will tell us next that you've missed something . ' “ I
didn't mean to tell you anything of the sort , ' I said , ' but as a matter of fact it is so .
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Bibliographic information
| 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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