Length13h 8m
About this audiobook
Axel Heyst, a wandering gentleman of philosophical detachment, has made a principle of avoiding all entanglement. “I only know that he who forms a tie is lost,” he believes. Drifting through the Malay Archipelago, he is a spectral observer of life—until a single, impulsive act of chivalry shatters his cherished isolation.
He rescues Lena, a young English musician trapped in a predatory traveling orchestra, and retreats with her to his solitary island refuge, Samburan. There, in an abandoned coal station, they attempt to forge a fragile paradise of love and seclusion.
But their sanctuary is an illusion. From the fetid port town of Surabaya, three agents of malice descend upon them: the venomously genteel hotelier Schomberg, driven by a personal grudge; the feral, ape-like brute Pedro; and the terrifying, philosophically sinister “plain Mr. Jones,” a gentleman of crime who believes “the world is a bad dog. It will bite you if you give it a chance.” They come hunting a phantom treasure, but what they truly unleash is a confrontation with the very nature of fear, loyalty, and violence.
In Victory, his final great novel, Joseph Conrad crafts a haunting, atmospheric tale of love and annihilation. It is a profound exploration of the futility of escape, the redeeming power of human connection, and the devastating price of finally taking a stand in a world that respects neither pity nor retreat.
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GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics, Action and Adventure
Length13 hrs 8 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1By the same author in Cactus catalogue:
24CHAPTER THREE
2NOTE TO THE FIRST EDITION
25CHAPTER FOUR
3AUTHOR'S NOTE
26CHAPTER FIVE
4PART ONE
27CHAPTER SIX
5CHAPTER ONE
28CHAPTER SEVEN
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6CHAPTER TWO
29CHAPTER EIGHT
7CHAPTER THREE
30CHAPTER NINE
8CHAPTER FOUR
31CHAPTER TEN
9CHAPTER FIVE
32PART FOUR
10CHAPTER SIX
33CHAPTER ONE
11CHAPTER SEVEN
34CHAPTER TWO
12PART TWO
35CHAPTER THREE
13CHAPTER ONE
36CHAPTER FOUR
14CHAPTER TWO
37CHAPTER FIVE
15CHAPTER THREE
38CHAPTER SIX
16CHAPTER FOUR
39CHAPTER SEVEN
17CHAPTER FIVE
40CHAPTER EIGHT
18CHAPTER SIX
41CHAPTER NINE
19CHAPTER SEVEN
42CHAPTER TEN
20CHAPTER EIGHT
43CHAPTER ELEVEN
21PART THREE
44CHAPTER TWELVE
22CHAPTER ONE
45CHAPTER THIRTEEN
23CHAPTER TWO
46CHAPTER FOURTEEN
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