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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).
- Joseph Conrad
- 1907
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.
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Jun 28, 1997 · A classic novel of espionage and terrorism in late Victorian London, written by the Polish-born British author Joseph Conrad. Read the full text online or download the ebook for free.
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A plot summary of the novel The Secret Agent, which depicts the lives of a group of anarchists and a spy in London. The story follows the events leading up to a bombing in Greenwich Park, which kills the spy's mentally disabled stepson and leads to his wife's murder.
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.
