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An edition of The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale (1907)

The secret agent

a simple tale

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  • 16 Have read

The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is a 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 is one of Conrad's later political novels in which he moved away from his former tales of seafaring. The novel is dedicated to H. G. Wells and deals broadly with anarchism, espionage, and terrorism. It also deals with exploitation of the vulnerable in Verloc's relationship with his brother-in-law Stevie, who has an intellectual disability. Conrad’s gloomy portrait of London depicted in the novel was influenced by Charles Dickens’ Bleak House.

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Anarchists, fiction, Conspiracies, fiction, Bombings, fiction, Terrorism, fiction, Royal Greenwich Observatory, fiction, Drama, Trading companies, Dutch, Classic Literature, Moles (Spies), Political, British and Irish fiction (fictional works by one author), English literature, Africa, fiction, Fiction, psychological, London (zengland), fiction, Fiction, political, Large type books, English Romances, Romance Ingles, English fiction, Drama (dramatic works by one author), Terrorists, fiction, Fiction, thrillers, espionage, General, Jewish, Christian, Biographical, Medical, Suspense, Science Fiction, Religious, Psychological, Occult & Supernatural, Mystery & Detective, Hard-Boiled, Historical, Fantasy, Classics, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Radicalism, Collected works (single author, multi-form), Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Novela policíaca inglesa, American fiction (fictional works by one author), England, fiction, Children's fiction, Mystery and detective stories, Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. Secret agent, Conrad, Joseph, Secret agent (Conrad, Joseph), Conspiration -- Romans, nouvelles, etc, Anarchistes -- Romans, nouvelles, etc, Attentats à la bombe -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
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Adolf Verloc
Places
London (England), Borneo, England
Times
1900's

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The Secret Agent: Authoritative Text, Contexts, Criticism
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The secret agent
2014, WF Howes Ltd, W F Howes Ltd
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Secret Agent
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The secret agent
2003, Giunti
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The secret agent: a simple tale
1997, Dent, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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The secret agent: a simple tale
1985, Penguin Books, Viking Penguin
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SECRET AGENT, THE
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The secret agent: a simple tale
1961, Dent
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Edition Notes

First published in Everyman's Library 1961. Introduction and notes added 1974.

Series
Everyman's Library -- 1282

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AC1 .E8 no. 1282, PR6005.O4 .E8 no. 1282

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OL21452524M
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75316108
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