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 157
... some sort of feeling , perhaps of greed , in Ricardo's breast . " You won't believe me ? Well ! You can ask any- body that comes here if that - that Swede hadn't got as far as this house on his way home . VICTORY 157.
... some sort of feeling , perhaps of greed , in Ricardo's breast . " You won't believe me ? Well ! You can ask any- body that comes here if that - that Swede hadn't got as far as this house on his way home . VICTORY 157.
Page 187
... won't be any good , " she added with con- viction . " That I won't ! I can only be what you think I am . ' He made a slight movement . She put her hand on his arm , without raising her head , and went on , her voice animated in the ...
... won't be any good , " she added with con- viction . " That I won't ! I can only be what you think I am . ' He made a slight movement . She put her hand on his arm , without raising her head , and went on , her voice animated in the ...
Page 326
... won't mind me coming to eat it with you in your bungalow ; and we will send the governor's dinner over to him here . ' " I could do nothing but hold my tongue or bring on a quarrel - some manifestation of their dark purpose , which we ...
... won't mind me coming to eat it with you in your bungalow ; and we will send the governor's dinner over to him here . ' " I could do nothing but hold my tongue or bring on a quarrel - some manifestation of their dark purpose , which we ...
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