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 21
... Morrison was not an imbecile , but he seemed to have got himself into a state of remarkable haziness as to his exact posi- tion towards Heyst . For , if Heyst had been sent with money in his pocket by a direct decree of the 21 III ...
... Morrison was not an imbecile , but he seemed to have got himself into a state of remarkable haziness as to his exact posi- tion towards Heyst . For , if Heyst had been sent with money in his pocket by a direct decree of the 21 III ...
Page 56
... tion in life , " said Heyst . " It's a very respectable task . ” " Is that it ? I had some idea it was that , " confessed Davidson . He then imparted to Heyst the story of the violent proceedings following on the discovery of his flight ...
... tion in life , " said Heyst . " It's a very respectable task . ” " Is that it ? I had some idea it was that , " confessed Davidson . He then imparted to Heyst the story of the violent proceedings following on the discovery of his flight ...
Page 388
... tion of languid impertinence , but with a burst of feverish determination . " Here ! Let's call a truce ! " said Mr. Jones . Heyst's heart was too sick to allow him to smile . " Have I been making war on you ? " he asked wearily . " How ...
... tion of languid impertinence , but with a burst of feverish determination . " Here ! Let's call a truce ! " said Mr. Jones . Heyst's heart was too sick to allow him to smile . " Have I been making war on you ? " he asked wearily . " How ...
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