The Secret Agent (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)

The Secret Agent is widely considered one of Conrad's greatest literary achievements. Set in the gloom of 1886 London, the novel follows the life of Alfred Verdoc, a Soho shop owner and secret agent who is a member of a largely ineffectual anarchist cell. During a meeting at an unnamed foreign embassy of which he is a covert employee, Verdoc is tasked with bombing the Greenwich Observatory-ostensibly to create public outrage and goad a lax British government into to acting more forcibly against émigré socialist and anarchist activists. The evil plan goes awry with far-reaching and devastating consequences. This Warbler Classics edition includes an essay on Joseph Conrad by J. B. Priestly and a detailed biographical timeline.

• • Author: Joseph Conrad
• • Publisher: Warbler Classics
• • Publication Date: Feb 01, 2022
• • Number of Pages: 231 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1957240229
• • ISBN-13: 9781957240220