Last edited by Brant Gibbard
October 17, 2010 | History
The Secret Agent 4 editions
About the Book
The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is an example of Conrad's later political writing, which moved away from his earlier, seafaring tales. The spy Mr. Verloc moves through London where he encounters anarchism, terrorism and revolutionary groups. Conrad also deals with the notion of exploitation.The novel's treatment of terrorism caused it to be one of the three most cited works of literature in the American media post Spetember 11, 2001.
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4 editions First published in 2004
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History Created June 30, 2010 · 5 revisions
| October 17, 2010 | Edited by Brant Gibbard | merge authors |
| July 1, 2010 | Edited by ImportBot | added description |
| July 1, 2010 | Edited by ImportBot | added description |
| July 1, 2010 | Edited by ImportBot | added description |
| June 30, 2010 | Created by ImportBot | new OverDrive book |