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THE SECRET AGENT - JOSEPH CONRAD KARTONIERT (TB)

Joseph Conrad's dark satire on English society    In the only novel Conrad set in London  The
Secret Agent communicates a profoundly ironic view of human affairs. The story is woven around
an attack on the Greenwich Observatory in 1894 masterminded by Verloc  a Russian spy working
for the police  and ostensibly a member of an anarchist group in Soho. His masters instruct him
to discredit the anarchists in a humiliating fashion  and when his evil plan goes horribly awry
Verloc must deal with the repercussions of his actions. While rooted in the Edwardian period 
Conrad's tale remains strikingly contemporary  with its depiction of Londoners gripped by fear
of the terrorists living in their midst.    This edition of The Secret Agent contains a
chronology  further reading  notes and maps of London and Greenwich. In his introduction 
Michael Newton discusses London's real-life world of political anarchy  and Conrad's portrayal
of the Verlocs' marriage.  For more than seventy years  Penguin has been the leading publisher
of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1 700 titles  Penguin
Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres
and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by
introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors  as well as
up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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