The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent, A Simple Tale (1907)
by Joseph Conrad

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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 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 a learning difficulty.

135877The Secret Agent, A Simple Tale1907Joseph Conrad

THE SECRET AGENT
A SIMPLE TALE

First Published . . . September 1907
Second Edition . . . October 1907

TO
H. G. WELLS

THE CHRONICLER OF MR LEWISHAM'S LOVE
THE BIOGRAPHER OF KIPPS AND THE
HISTORIAN OF THE AGES TO COME

THIS SIMPLE TALE OF THE XIX CENTURY
IS AFFECTIONATELY OFFERED

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in 1907, before the cutoff of January 1, 1929.

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