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
... exist- ence , otherwise so enigmatically remote to his mind , and containing unexpected possibilities of good and evil , which had to be watched for with prudence and care . III THAT morning , as on all the others of 184 VICTORY.
... exist- ence , otherwise so enigmatically remote to his mind , and containing unexpected possibilities of good and evil , which had to be watched for with prudence and care . III THAT morning , as on all the others of 184 VICTORY.
Page 322
... 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 if they had not ...
... 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 if they had not ...
Page 357
... watched them out of the forest , and now , unless he took the trouble to go back some distance and fetch a consider 、 able circuit inland over the clearing , he was bound to walk out into the open space before the bungalows . Heyst did ...
... watched them out of the forest , and now , unless he took the trouble to go back some distance and fetch a consider 、 able circuit inland over the clearing , he was bound to walk out into the open space before the bungalows . Heyst did ...
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