Victory (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Joseph Conrad
- First Published: 1915
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Setting: East Indies
- Principal Characters: Axel Heyst, Lena, Mr. Schomberg, Mr. Jones, Martin Ricardo, Pedro, Davidson, Wang
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Crime or criminals, Gambling, Twentieth century, Islands, Good and evil, Hotels, motels, or inns, Antichrist figures, Idealism
- Locales: East Indies, Malay Archipelago
The Story:
After the Tropical Belt Coal Company went into liquidation, Axel Heyst continued to live at the No. 1 coaling station on Samburan. Strange in his manners and desires, he was a legend among the islanders; they called him a Utopist. The coal company had come into existence after Heyst had met an Englishman named Morrison in a Portuguese seaport, where the man was about to lose his trading ship, Capricorn, because of an unpaid debt. Heyst had been sympathetic and had offered him a loan. Because Heyst was anxious to keep his generosity a secret and Morrison eager...
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