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The arrival on the island paradise of this trio of fiends sets off a terrifying series of events that ultimately ends in catastrophe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With \u003ci\u003eVictory\u003c\/i\u003e, Conrad inaugurated a new style and aesthetic,\" writes Peter Lancelot Mallios in his Introduction. \"The tremendous literary sophistication to be found in \u003ci\u003eVictory\u003c\/i\u003e does \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e result in the exclusion of the popular reader.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe text of this Modern Library Paperback Classic was set from the first British edition, published by Methuen \u0026amp; Co. in 1915.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the islands of the Malay Archipelago, \"Victory tells the story of a disillusioned Swede, Axel Heyst, who rescues Lena, a young English musician, from the clutches of a brutish German hotel owner. Seeking refuge at Heyst's remote island retreat on Samburan, the couple is soon besieged by three villains dispatched by the enraged hotelier. The arrival on the island paradise of this trio of fiends sets off a terrifying series of events that ultimately ends in catastrophe. \u003cbr\u003e\"With \"Victory, Conrad inaugurated a new style and aesthetic,\" writes Peter Lancelot Mallios in his Introduction. \"The tremendous literary sophistication to be found in \"Victory does \"not result in the exclusion of the popular reader.\" \u003cbr\u003eThe text of this Modern Library Paperback Classic was set from the first British edition, published by Methuen \u0026amp; Co. in 1915.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101217198303,"sku":"9780375759086","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/rzkzblrzSP9780375759086.webp?v=1781068489"},{"product_id":"the-secret-agent-a-simple-tale-paperback","title":"The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdited and with Notes by Peter Lancelot Mallios\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Robert D. Kaplan \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn reexamining \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Agent\u003c\/i\u003e in a post-9\/11 world, Robert D. Kaplan praises Joseph Conrad's \"surgical insight into the mechanics of terrorism,\" calling the book \"a fine example of how a savvy novelist may detect the future long before a social scientist does.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis intense 1907 thriller-a precursor to works by Graham Greene and John le Carr -concerns a British double agent who infiltrates a cabal of anarchists. Conrad explores political and criminal intrigue in a modern society, building to a climax that the critic F. R. Leavis deemed \"one of the most astonishing triumphs of genius in fiction.\"\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited and with Notes by Peter Lancelot Mallios\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Robert D. Kaplan \u003cbr\u003eIn reexamining \"The Secret Agent in a post-9\/11 world, Robert D. Kaplan praises Joseph Conrad's \"surgical insight into the mechanics of terrorism,\" calling the book \"a fine example of how a savvy novelist may detect the future long before a social scientist does.\" \u003cbr\u003eThis intense 1907 thriller-a precursor to works by Graham Greene and John le Carre-concerns a British double agent who infiltrates a cabal of anarchists. Conrad explores political and criminal intrigue in a modern society, building to a climax that the critic F. R. 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Considered by many Conrad's finest, most enigmatic story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101576630495,"sku":"9781511540803","price":7.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/eUpsOHUvMW9JZVNRTUsvYWdQV0JOZz09.webp?v=1781071755"},{"product_id":"heart-of-darkness-hardcover","title":"Heart of Darkness - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e (1899) is a novella by Polish-English novelist Joseph Conrad about a narrated voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State in the so-called heart of Africa. Charles Marlow, the narrator, tells his story to friends aboard a boat anchored on the River Thames. This setting provides the frame for Marlow's story of his obsession with the ivory trader Kurtz, which enables Conrad to create a parallel between what Conrad calls \"the greatest town on earth\", London, and Africa as places of darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentral to Conrad's work is the idea that there is little difference between so-called civilised people and those described as savages; \u003cem\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e raises questions about imperialism and racism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally issued as a three-part serial story in \u003cem\u003eBlackwood's Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e to celebrate the thousandth edition of the magazine, \u003cem\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e has been widely re-published and translated into many languages. Famously, the story provided the inspiration for Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film \u003cem\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/em\u003e. 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