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 137
There's a proper way of doing things . You'll have to learn to be correct . There's
also unnecessary exertion . That must be avoided , too -- if only for the look of the
thing . ' A gentleman's way of putting things to you , -and no mistake ! “ At sunrise
...
There's a proper way of doing things . You'll have to learn to be correct . There's
also unnecessary exertion . That must be avoided , too -- if only for the look of the
thing . ' A gentleman's way of putting things to you , -and no mistake ! “ At sunrise
...
Page 307
His Chinaman's mind , very clear but not far - reaching , was made up according
to the plain reason of things , such as it appeared to him in the light of his simple
... The scuffle behind the curtain was a thing of bad augury for that Number ...
His Chinaman's mind , very clear but not far - reaching , was made up according
to the plain reason of things , such as it appeared to him in the light of his simple
... The scuffle behind the curtain was a thing of bad augury for that Number ...
Page 399
—could you manage to stick one with a thing like that knife of mine ? " She
opened her eyes very wide and gave him a wild smile . “ How can I tell ? ” she
whispered enchantingly . “ Will you let me have a look at it ? " Without taking his
eyes ...
—could you manage to stick one with a thing like that knife of mine ? " She
opened her eyes very wide and gave him a wild smile . “ How can I tell ? ” she
whispered enchantingly . “ Will you let me have a look at it ? " Without taking his
eyes ...
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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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