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In the only novel Conrad set in London, "The Secret Agent" communicates a profoundly ironic view of human affairs. The story is woven around an attack on the Greenwich Observatory in 1894 masterminded by Verloc, a Russian spy working for the police, and ostensibly a member of an anarchist group in Soho. His masters instruct him to discredit the anarchists in a humiliating fashion, and when his evil plan goes horribly awry, Verlac must deal with the repercussions of his actions.
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The secret agent, Joseph Conrad
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- Released
- 1994
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- Title
- The secret agent
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Joseph Conrad
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 1994
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0140620567
- ISBN13
- 9780140620566
- Series
- Collection
- Penguin popular classics
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Psychological Topics, Mystery Novels, Literary Fiction, Crime Series, Social Issues
- First published
- 1907
- Original title
- The Secret Agent
- Rating
- 3.55 out of 5
- Description
- In the only novel Conrad set in London, "The Secret Agent" communicates a profoundly ironic view of human affairs. The story is woven around an attack on the Greenwich Observatory in 1894 masterminded by Verloc, a Russian spy working for the police, and ostensibly a member of an anarchist group in Soho. His masters instruct him to discredit the anarchists in a humiliating fashion, and when his evil plan goes horribly awry, Verlac must deal with the repercussions of his actions.