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Victory: An Island Tale by Joseph Conrad. Victory: An Island Tale is a psychological novel by Joseph Conrad first published in 1915, through which Conrad achieved "popular success." The New York Times, however, called it "an uneven book" and "more open to criticism than most of Mr. Conrad's best work." The last word of this novel was written on 29 May 1914. And that last word was the single word of the title. Those were the times of peace. Now that the moment of publication approaches I have been considering the discretion of altering the title-page. The word "Victory" the shining and tragic goal of noble effort, appeared too great, too august, to stand at the head of a mere novel. There was also the possibility of falling under the suspicion of commercial astuteness deceiving the public into the belief that the book had something to do with war. Of that, however, I was not afraid very much. What influenced my decision most were the obscure promptings of that pagan residuum of awe and wonder which lurks still at the bottom of our old humanity. "Victory" was the last word I had written in peace-time. It was the last literary thought which had occurred to me before the doors of the Temple of Janus flying open with a crash shook the minds, the hearts, the consciences of men all over the world. Such coincidence could not be treated lightly. And I made up my mind to let the word stand, in the same hopeful spirit in which some simple citizen of Old Rome would have "accepted the Omen."
| ISBN-13 | 9781981475230 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1981475230 |
| Weight | 1.14 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 8.50 x 0.46 x 11.02 In |
| List Price | $11.95 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 218 pages |
| Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Published On | 2017-12-07 |
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