An edition of Victory: an Island Tale (1915)

Victory

an island tale

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An edition of Victory: an Island Tale (1915)

Victory

an island tale

  • 5.0 (1 rating) ·
  • 21 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 3 Have read

A mysterious drifter named Axel Heyst rescues a "bad girl" from a seedy tropical hotel and takes her home to Samburan, his own island in the East Indies. Three intruders follow them and bring horror, death, and a strange, haunting victory.

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Pages
198

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Cover of: Victory
Victory
2015, William Collins
in English
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Victory: an island tale
2009, Seven Treasures Publications
in English
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Victory: An Island Tale
August 20, 2007, BiblioBazaar
Paperback in English
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Victory: an island tale
2004, Oxford University Press
in English - New ed. / edited with an introduction and notes by Mara Kalnins.
Cover of: Victory (Penguin Popular Classics)
Victory (Penguin Popular Classics)
July 28, 1994, Penguin Books Ltd
Cover of: Victory (Signet Classics)
Victory (Signet Classics)
February 5, 1991, Signet Classics
in English
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Victory: an island tale
1975, Pan Books
in English
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Victory
January 5, 1971, Anchor
in English
Cover of: Victory
Victory
1957, Doubleday
Cover of: Victory
Victory
1921, Doubleday, Doran
in English - Educational ed.

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198 pages
Number of pages
198

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Open Library
OL31963569M
Internet Archive
victoryislandtal0000conr_q2k1
ISBN 10
1438288867
ISBN 13
9781438288864
OCLC/WorldCat
880585821

Work Description

Axel Heyst, a dreamer and a restless drifter, believes he can avoid suffering by cutting himself off from others. Then he becomes involved in the operation of a coal company on a remote island in the Malay Archipelago, and when it fails he turns his back on humanity once more. But his life alters when he rescues a young English girl, Lena, from Zangiacomo's Ladies' Orchestra and the evil innkeeper Schomberg, taking her to his island retreat. The affair between Heyst and Lena begins with her release, but the relationship shifts as Lena struggles to save Heyst from detachment and isolation. Featuring arguably the most interesting hero created by Conrad, "Victory" is both a compelling tale of adventure and a perceptive study of the power of love.

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