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The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale

by Joseph Conrad

Mystery · Novel

Open Library OL39108W

The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is set in Soho, London and takes up 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 tales of seafaring.

About the author

Conrad, who came to English as an adult, wrote Heart of Darkness as a framed tale about empire and the stories men tell when they come home. The narration is as much the subject as the journey. More of this shelf for Joseph Conrad.

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