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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, Verlac must deal with the repercussions of his actions.
| ISBN-13 | 9780141922430 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0141922435 |
| List Price | $8.95 |
| Format | - |
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| Language | English |
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| Published On | 2000-03-30 |
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