Joseph Conrad is now widely accepted as one of the modernist masters of serious narrative fiction. Historically placed, he is a major figure in the transition from Victorian fiction to the more perplexed forms and values of twentiethcentury literature. N...

Joseph Conrad is now widely accepted as one of the modernist masters of serious narrative fiction. Historically placed, he is a major figure in the transition from Victorian fiction to the more perplexed forms and values of twentieth-century literature....

The short fiction of Joseph Conrad is central to his literary achievement. Conrad wrote forty-three works of fiction, of which thirty-one are short, ranging from stories of a few pages to novellas of twenty-five thousand to fifty thousand words. His shor...

A man surprised is half beaten. (German) Do not exult too much in your victory. (Unknown) Do not triumph before the victory. (English) Don’t divide the spoil before the victory is won. (German) Even after victory, tighten your helmet strap....

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Victory Victory may refer to: Winning a competition or battle Pyrrhic victory, a victory at heavy cost to the victor Aerial victory, winning an aerial confrontation, whether between individuals,...

The War On Drugs: Only Osama bin Laden had a higher price on his head than cocaine lord Diego Montoya, No. 2 on the FBI's Most Wanted list. Now he's in custody, and the U.S. owes Colombia a debt of gratitude.The Colombian army's capture of...

Drug War: After years of propaganda from pro-legalization policy groups claiming the war on drugs is unwinnable, new U.S. data show an emerging victory over the illegal drug trade. When will the naysayers admit this?The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy on Tuesday...

Iraq: With Congress watching the clock as the artificial September deadline approaches, our military has a victory plan based on reality. Now our leaders must lead -- and explain the need for two more years of patience.Defense Secretary Robert Gates has been briefed on a...

War On Terror: In both Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. forces are making further impressive gains against terrorists. Don't expect Democrats to let that stop them from claiming that we're losing.As part of the new surge strategy in Iraq, U.S. Marines and Iraqi army forces have...