The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Conrad, Joseph (1857–1924).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale" by Joseph Conrad is a novel first published in installments in 1905–1906 and in book form in 1907. Set in 1886 London, it follows Adolf Verloc, a secret agent and shop owner who lives with his wife Winnie and her intellectually disabled brother Stevie. When Verloc is pressured to bomb Greenwich Observatory to provoke public outrage against anarchists, the operation goes catastrophically wrong. The story explores themes of espionage, terrorism, exploitation, and the devastating consequences of deception within a family.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
- Author credits: Conrad, Joseph (1857–1924)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Anarchists -- Fiction
- Bombings -- Fiction
- Conspiracies -- Fiction
- London (England) -- Fiction
- Political fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery
- Category: Novels
- Mystery Fiction
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