num_pages: 180
description: In "Victory", the aloof Axel Heyst rescues Lena, a young English girl, from a touring orchestra and the leers of Schomberg, the hotelier. Heyst brings her to his Pacific island retreat, where their love affair begins. Meanwhile, the jealous Schomberg dispatches his henchmen to Samburan to retrieve Lena--and dispose of Heyst.
language: English
title: Victory
titlecomplete: Victory
characters: Martin Ricardo, Mr. Schomberg, Axel Heyst
genres: Fiction, Adventure, Asia, English Literature, British Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 3823
publisher: Penguin Audiobooks