The Secret Agent
$28.84
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
19 September 2012
Summary
The new paperback series: Penguin English Library
“Madness and despair! Give me that for a lever, and I’ll move the world.”
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 ana…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141199559 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141199555 |
| Author: | Joseph Conrad |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 19 September 2012 |
| Weight: | 202g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 130mm x 197mm |
| Series: | The Penguin English Library |
You Can Find This Book In
Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad was born in the Ukraine in 1857 and grew up under Tsarist autocracy. In 1874 he travelled to Marseilles, where he served in French merchant vessels before joining a British ship in 1878 as an apprentice. In 1886 he obtained British nationality, before leaving the sea eight years later to devote himself to writing. He published his first novel, Almayer’s Folly, in 1895, and produced within fifteen years such astounding works as Youth, Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Typhoon, Nostromo, Under Western Eyes and Victory. He continued to write until his death in 1924.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.