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041			_aEnglish
082			_a823 _bCON
100			_aConrad, Joseph
245			_aThe Secret Agent : _bA Simple Tale /
260			_aChennai : _bMaven Books, _c2023.
300			_a284 pages : _billustrations ; _c22 cm.
520			_aThe 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.
650			_aPolitical fiction
650			_aBritish literature
650			_a19th-century novels
942			_2ddc _cBOOKS
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