The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad

The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad

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The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad

The Secret Agent is set in London in 1886 and deals with Mr. Adolf Verloc and his work as a spy against Britain. Verloc is also a businessman who owns a shop which sells pornographic material, contraceptives and bric-a-brac. His friends are a group of anarchists of which Comrade Ossipon, Michaelis, and The Professor are the most prominent. The group produces anarchist literature in the form of pamphlets entitled F.P. - The Future of the Proletariat. Although a member of an anarchist cell, Verloc is also secretly employed by the embassy of a foreign country, but Mr. Vladimir, the new First Secretary in the Embassy is not satisfied with Verloc's contribution. In order to redeem himself, Verloc must carry out an operation - the destruction of Greenwich Observatory by a bomb.
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ISBN 13 9781544765709
ISBN 10 1544765703
Title The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
Author Joseph Conrad
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Year published 2017-03-18
Number of pages 216
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