{"product_id":"victory-an-island-tale-paperback","title":"Victory: An Island Tale - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Conrad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Mallios\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the islands of the Malay Archipelago, \u003ci\u003eVictory\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Lancelot Mallios\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of English and American Studies at the University of Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.1 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 08, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53334628106605,"sku":"9780375759086","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/rzkzblrzSP9780375759086.webp?v=1778875570","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/victory-an-island-tale-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}