The Secret Agent
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (843 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071FRSXRT |
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| Number of Pages | : | 187 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Joseph Conrad based one of the characters on the French anarchist, Martial Bourdin, who was killed in Greenwich Park when a bomb he was transporting, exploded. Verloc has a strange family life on top of a group of friends who belong to a terrorist group promoting anarchy. Set in 1866 London, this book tells the story of Adolf Verloc, a shopkeeper turned anarchist. Conrad does a fantastic job of weaving his words into a mysterious and intriguing story that will keep you entertained until the very end.. The Secret Agent is in part, inspired by real life events. Although the group is relatively harmless, they do publish rebellious literature in the form of pamphlets entitled F.P, which brings them to the attention of the police. Mr. The Secret Agent is a Victorian terrorist tale that has found a new audience with today's audiences. This changes when the group plans a dangerous terro
Reveals the gulf between what people say and their true intentions Conrad's novel follows the plight of Verloc, a lazy and self-satisfied spy who loafs through evening meetings with anarchists who are all talk and no action. Verloc's life is upended when his new boss suddenly orders him to create a provocation that will force a police crackdown on the anarchists. What makes the story so intrigu. The story it tells is considered by many readers to be one of Conrad's best works. The book was published in 1907 This free book is a classic. The story it tells is considered by many readers to be one of Conrad's best works. The book was published in 1907, and it is based on an actual event that transpired at the end of the nineteenth century. The protagonist in the book is Adolf Verloc who has been working in England for the embassy of a . Hitchcockian Terror We live in uncertain and even dangerous times. Cruel beheadings are shown on the internet, stories of war and terror lead the nightly news and the daily paper is crammed with reports of violence and mayhem. It is easy to think that our age is perhaps especially cruel. And yet it isn’t. Not long ago it was the brutality of