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The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is an anarchist spy fiction novel by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1907. The story is set in London in 1886 and deals with Mr. Adolf Verloc and his work as a spy for an unnamed country (presumably Russia).
The Secret Agent. Joseph Conrad, John Lyon (Editor) 3.59. 23,002 ratings1,784 reviews. Mr Verloc, the secret agent, keeps a shop in London's Soho where he lives with his wife Winnie, her infirm mother, and her idiot brother, Stevie.
Jun 28, 1997 · There is no occupation that fails a man more completely than that of a secret agent of police. It’s like your horse suddenly falling dead under you in the midst of an uninhabited and thirsty plain.
Adolf Verloc is a languid eastern European secret agent posing as a London shop owner with anarchist leanings who is ordered to dynamite Greenwich Observatory. The plot fails when Verloc’s mentally disabled brother-in-law is accidently killed by the explosives.
Verloc has been secretly employed by the embassy as an undercover agent for 11 years, but Vladimir believes that Verloc has grown lazy and isn’t earning his keep. To keep his job, Verloc must give the complacent English “a jolly good scare” by instigating a terrorist bombing.
The Secret Agent is a three-part British espionage television drama serial based on the 1907 novel The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad. The show stars Toby Jones, Vicky McClure, Stephen Graham, David Dawson and Ian Hart. The three-part series began airing on BBC One on 17 July 2016.
Sep 25, 2007 · The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale (Penguin Classics) Paperback – September 25, 2007. by Joseph Conrad (Author), Michael Newton (Editor, Introduction), J. H. Stape (Editor) 4.1 289 ratings. See all formats and editions. Joseph Conrad's dark satire on English society.
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