The Secret Agent
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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*. (Source: Wikipedia (opens in a new tab))
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Edition identifiers ISBN-13 9798771464503
Subjects
- 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)
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Edition2021 · Independently Published
- Language
- German
- EAN-13
- 9798771464503
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External search linksTaschenbuch1981 · Diogenes
- Extent
- 327 pages
- Language
- German
- ISBN-10
- 3257202121
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External search linksHardcover2014-04-07 · Anaconda Verlag
- Extent
- 380 pages
- Language
- German
- ISBN-10
- 3866479352
- EAN-13
- 9783866479357
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External search linksEdition1926 · S. Fischer
- Extent
- 382 pages
- Language
- German
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