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Synopsis
Conrad's novel offers an ironic meditation not only on anarchy and revolution, with all the deception and intrigue they imply, but also on loyalty - to friends and family, to country and ideals.
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Review
"Perenially fascinating... When Joseph Conrad wrote The Secret Agent he was responding imaginatively to a real botched bomb attack on Greenwich, at a time when there was real panic about anarchist extremism throughout Europe" (Guardian)
"An astonishing book" (Ford Madox Ford)
"This damp, dark thriller dances about on satirical feet, from its opening paragraph to the very last, where it suddenly plunges like Chernobyl's core to our own apocalyptic times, seamed with petit-bourgeois envy and crazed fundamentalist dreams. Whether attacking the former or the latter, Conrad never lets go of his grim, twitchy smile." (Adam Thorpe Guardian)
"One of the two unquestionable classics of the first order that [Conrad] added to the English novel" (F.R. Leavis)
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Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
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The Secret Agent
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Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Seller Inventory # GOR005467512
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The Secret Agent
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
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Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 52677301-20
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Secret Agent: A Simple Tale (Pan classics)
Seller: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. 1975. Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear. Cover is a bit worn and creased. Some minor foxing. Remains a good reading copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # KAK0011214
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Secret Agent: A Simple Tale (Pan classics)
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
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Condition: Good. 1975. Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear. Cover is a bit worn and creased. Some minor foxing. Remains a good reading copy. . . . . Seller Inventory # KAK0011214
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Secret Agent: A Simple Tale (Pan classics)
Seller: madelyns books, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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Condition: Used: Good. good clean copy though some slight fading to pages. Sent next working day from the u/k 0.0. Seller Inventory # 1119L828784
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The Secret Agent
Seller: Book Express (NZ), Shannon, New Zealand
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Paperback. Condition: Good. 239 pages. cover worn, text tanned, What has been called Conrad's most chilling novel is set around an actual h istorical event, the 1894 anarchist attack on London's Greenwich Observatory. Co nrad uses this terrorist outrage to examine the darkness and duplicity of human. Seller Inventory # 4965ae
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THE SECRET AGENT
Seller: Le-Livre, SABLONS, France
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Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO60062933: 1978. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos plié, Intérieur frais. 238 pages. Premier plat illustré en couleurs. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne. Seller Inventory # RO60062933
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1) The Secret Agent; 2) The Rover; 3) Victory (3 volumes)
Seller: Klondyke, Almere, Netherlands
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Condition: Good. 3 uniform pocket books, various prints and years of publications, 238+208+302 pages, small 8vo. Seller Inventory # 360289-VE46
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