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VICTORY: An Island Tale
de Conrad, Joseph
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London: Methuen, (1915). First UK edition. Includes "Author's Note" not in the U.S. edition. First-issue title page with comma after "Essex Street" present; 4 pages of ads dated "Autumn 1915" at rear followed by 31-page publisher's catalog dated "8/5/15." 8vo red cloth boards stamped in gilt on spine; 415 pages plus printer's imprint and ads. Very good with spine toned but gilt lettering still bright, tiny hole to cloth at front hinge, darkening to margins half-title page, and touch of staining to rear board. Still attractive.
Sinopsis
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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- Quill & Brush
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 53771
- Título
- VICTORY: An Island Tale
- Autor
- Conrad, Joseph
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- Methuen
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- (1915)
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