Joseph Conrad's THE SECRET AGENT A novel is set in the underworld of London life--the underworld of anarchists and spies. Verloc, "the secret agent," is ostensibly an anarchist, but in reality a spy of one of the big Embassies. He keeps a dim, disreputable shop in side street of Soho, where he lives with his wife, Winnie, his wife's mother, and his half-witted brother-in-law, Stevie. Verloc in his heavy and slothful way is a domesticated man and well pleased with his comfortable existence. So that he is horribly upset when he gets a broad hint from the Embassy that he is not doing enough for his money...
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The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad's THE SECRET AGENT A novel is set in the underworld of London life--the underworld of anarchists and spies. Verloc, "the secret agent," is ostensibly an anarchist, but in reality a spy of one of the big Embassies. He keeps a dim, disreputable shop in side street of Soho, where he lives with his wife, Winnie, his wife's mother, and his half-witted brother-in-law, Stevie. Verloc in his heavy and slothful way is a domesticated man and well pleased with his comfortable existence. So that he is horribly upset when he gets a broad hint from the Embassy that he is not doing enough for his money...
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BN ID: | 2940013948495 |
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Publisher: | Halcyon Press Ltd. |
Publication date: | 02/16/2012 |
Series: | Halcyon Classics , #1 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
File size: | 737 KB |
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