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 35
... trees , and , under their spreading boughs , a detached " hall available for concerts and other per- formances , " as Schomberg worded it in his advertise- ments . Torn and fluttering bills , intimating in heavy red capitals " Concerts ...
... trees , and , under their spreading boughs , a detached " hall available for concerts and other per- formances , " as Schomberg worded it in his advertise- ments . Torn and fluttering bills , intimating in heavy red capitals " Concerts ...
Page 83
... trees , where the extinguished paper lanterns were gently swinging their globes like withered fruit . He paced there to and fro for a long time , a calm , meditative ghost in his white drill suit , revolving in his head thoughts ...
... trees , where the extinguished paper lanterns were gently swinging their globes like withered fruit . He paced there to and fro for a long time , a calm , meditative ghost in his white drill suit , revolving in his head thoughts ...
Page 189
... trees . But their in- tention was not to go so far . After keeping to the path for some distance , they left it at a point where the forest was bare of undergrowth , and the trees , festooned with creepers , stood clear of one another ...
... trees . But their in- tention was not to go so far . After keeping to the path for some distance , they left it at a point where the forest was bare of undergrowth , and the trees , festooned with creepers , stood clear of one another ...
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