Project Gutenberg 2006-01-09 Public domain in the USA. 714 Conrad, Joseph 1857 1924 Korzeniowski, Joseph Conrad Theodore Korzeniowski, Józef Konrad Teodor Korzeniowski, Jozef Konrad Teodor Victory: An Island Tale Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_(novel) Produced by Tracy Camp and David Widger "Victory: An Island Tale" by Joseph Conrad is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around Axel Heyst, a somewhat enigmatic figure who manages a coal mine on a small island called Samburan, which is in a languishing state following the bankruptcy of his employer, the Tropical Belt Coal Company. The narrative delves into themes of isolation, humanity, and the nature of success and failure, ultimately exploring existential questions as Heyst interacts with the world around him. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to Heyst, who lives on Samburan Island. Heyst is depicted as an aloof and detached character, largely disassociated from the people and events around him. Through recollections about past encounters, such as with Morrison—a fellow trader—and discussions regarding Heyst's idealistic yet impractical pursuits, the opening sets a tone of a man entrenched in introspection. Conrad uses these interactions and Heyst's solitary lifestyle to illustrate a man caught between ambition and a profound sense of ennui. The sense of looming change in Heyst’s life is palpable as hints of more significant developments stir within the narrative, suggesting that his state of being might soon be challenged. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Revenge -- Fiction Psychological fiction Indonesia -- Fiction Europeans -- Indonesia -- Fiction Women musicians -- Fiction Abused women -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 813215 2025-07-03T07:26:51.039342 text/html 823927 2024-02-02T22:59:42 text/html 368954 2025-07-03T07:27:01.353308 application/epub+zip 382516 2025-07-03T07:26:54.226335 application/epub+zip 371440 2025-07-03T07:26:52.915334 application/epub+zip 682229 2025-07-03T07:27:07.038264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 635378 2025-07-03T07:27:00.495297 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560413 2022-09-03T11:35:28.479488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 699383 2025-07-03T07:26:49.502362 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 679671 2024-02-02T22:59:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17928 2025-07-03T07:27:07.173261 application/rdf+xml 15186 2025-07-03T07:26:53.428361 image/jpeg 4253 2025-07-03T07:26:53.170337 image/jpeg 360101 2025-07-03T07:26:51.096340 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia