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

The Secret Agent

Centennial Editon (Signet Classics)

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

The Secret Agent

Centennial Editon (Signet Classics)

  • 3.4 (13 ratings) ·
  • 194 Want to read
  • 17 Currently reading
  • 18 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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Signet Classics
Language
English
Pages
272

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Cover of: The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent: Authoritative Text, Contexts, Criticism
2016, W. W. Norton & Company
Paperback in English - First edition
Cover of: The secret agent
The secret agent
2014, WF Howes Ltd, W F Howes Ltd
in English
Cover of: Secret Agent
Secret Agent
2012, Penguin Books, Limited
in English
Cover of: The secret agent
The secret agent
2008, Wilder Publications
in English
Cover of: The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent: Centennial Editon (Signet Classics)
April 3, 2007, Signet Classics
Paperback in English
Cover of: El agente secreto/The Secret Agent
El agente secreto/The Secret Agent
June 30, 2005, Ediciones Catedra S.A.
Paperback in Spanish - 3 edition
Cover of: The secret agent
The secret agent
2003, Giunti
in English
Cover of: The secret agent
The secret agent: a simple tale
1997, Dent, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
Cover of: The secret agent
The secret agent: a simple tale
1985, Penguin Books, Viking Penguin
in English
Cover of: SECRET AGENT, THE
SECRET AGENT, THE
December 1, 1983, Bantam Classics, Bantam Books
Mass Market Paperback in English

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Library of Congress
, PR6005.O4 S4 2007

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
272
Dimensions
6.5 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
Weight
3.2 ounces

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Open Library
OL10274275M
Internet Archive
secretagentsimpl0000conr_p4y7
ISBN 10
0451530500
ISBN 13
9780451530509
LCCN
2008295109
OCLC/WorldCat
122263797
Library Thing
7220
Goodreads
507863

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