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 184
Wang had some knowledge of the more superficial rites and ceremonies of white
men's existence , otherwise so enigmatically remote to his mind , and containing
unexpected possibilities of good and evil , which had to be watched for with ...
Wang had some knowledge of the more superficial rites and ceremonies of white
men's existence , otherwise so enigmatically remote to his mind , and containing
unexpected possibilities of good and evil , which had to be watched for with ...
Page 322
The secretary backed away into a corner and watched me like a wary cat . In fact ,
they both were visibly on their guard . “ I am come , ' I told them , ' to let you know
that my servant has deserted - gone off . ' “ At first they looked at each other as ...
The secretary backed away into a corner and watched me like a wary cat . In fact ,
they both were visibly on their guard . “ I am come , ' I told them , ' to let you know
that my servant has deserted - gone off . ' “ At first they looked at each other as ...
Page 357
No doubt the fellow had watched them out of the forest , and now , unless he took
the trouble to go back some distance and fetch a considerable circuit inland over
the clearing , he was bound to walk out into the open space before the ...
No doubt the fellow had watched them out of the forest , and now , unless he took
the trouble to go back some distance and fetch a considerable circuit inland over
the clearing , he was bound to walk out into the open space before the ...
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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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