VictoryVictory Joseph Conrad - Victory (also published as Victory: An Island Tale) is a psychological novel by Joseph Conrad first published in 1915. Through a business misadventure, the European Axel Heyst ends up living on an island in what is now Indonesia, with a Chinese assistant, Wang. Heyst visits a nearby island when a female band is playing at a hotel owned by Mr. Schomberg. Schomberg attempts to force himself sexually on one of the band members, Alma, later called Lena. She flees with Heyst back to his island and they become lovers. Schomberg seeks revenge by attempting to frame Heyst for the murder of a man who had died of natural causes. |
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... remained at his post on Samburan , the No. 1 coaling - station of the company . And it was not merely a coaling - station . There was a coal - mine there , with an outcrop in the hillside less than five hundred yards from the rickety ...
... remained at his post on Samburan , the No. 1 coaling - station of the company . And it was not merely a coaling - station . There was a coal - mine there , with an outcrop in the hillside less than five hundred yards from the rickety ...
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... remained so long in that outlying part of his enchanted circle that he was nearly forgotten before he swam into view again in a native proa full of Goram vagabonds , burnt black by the sun , very lean , his hair much thinned , and a ...
... remained so long in that outlying part of his enchanted circle that he was nearly forgotten before he swam into view again in a native proa full of Goram vagabonds , burnt black by the sun , very lean , his hair much thinned , and a ...
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... remained in that crushed attitude while Heyst talked to him soothingly with the utmost courtesy. The Swede was as much distressed as Morrison; for he understood the other's feelings perfectly. No decent feeling was ever scorned by Heyst ...
... remained in that crushed attitude while Heyst talked to him soothingly with the utmost courtesy. The Swede was as much distressed as Morrison; for he understood the other's feelings perfectly. No decent feeling was ever scorned by Heyst ...
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... remained silent. The sympathetic soul of Davidson drew its own conclusions. "Beastly life for these women!" he said. "When you say an English girl, Mrs. Schomberg, do you really mean a young girl? Some of these orchestra girls are no ...
... remained silent. The sympathetic soul of Davidson drew its own conclusions. "Beastly life for these women!" he said. "When you say an English girl, Mrs. Schomberg, do you really mean a young girl? Some of these orchestra girls are no ...
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... remained blocking half the doorway , with his back to the room , and was still there when Davidson , after sitting still for a while , rose to go . At the noise he made Schomberg turned his head , watched him lift his hat to Mrs ...
... remained blocking half the doorway , with his back to the room , and was still there when Davidson , after sitting still for a while , rose to go . At the noise he made Schomberg turned his head , watched him lift his hat to Mrs ...
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