The Secret Agent: With an Introduction by Giles Foden

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Product ID:	9780099511533
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	The Secret Agent
Subtitle:	With an Introduction by Giles Foden
Authors:	Author: Joseph Conrad
Page Count:	320
Subjects:	Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Description:	Select Guide Rating ‘Spookily topical’ Guardian Read the world’s first political thriller. London is under threat. ‘Spookily topical’ Guardian Read the world’s first political thriller. London is under threat. It has become a haven for political exiles and anarchists. Frequent bomb threats and disturbances interrupt the lives of the city''s inhabitants, who live in fear of the terrorists in their midst. One such terrorist is Verloc. He is the secret agent who is given the mission to strike right at the heart of London''s pride by blowing up Greenwich Observatory. But his decision to drag his innocent family into the plot leads to tragic consequences on a more personal than political level. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY GILES FODEN
Imprint Name:	Vintage Classics
Publisher Name:	Vintage Publishing
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2007-09-06

Weight	230 g
Dimensions	199 × 129 × 19 mm