TY  - BOOK
AU  - Conrad, Joseph
TI  - The Secret Agent : : A Simple Tale 
SN  - 9789387488274
U1  - 823  
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Chennai : 
PB  - Maven Books, 
KW  - Political fiction
KW  - British literature
KW  - 19th-century novels
N2  - The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is a novel by Joseph Conrad, published in 1907. Set in London in 1886, it follows Mr. Adolf Verloc, a spy for an unnamed country, as he becomes entangled in a plot involving anarchism, espionage, and terrorism. The novel explores themes of political extremism and the exploitation of the vulnerable, particularly through Verloc's relationship with his brother-in-law Stevie, who has a learning difficulty
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