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'They swarmed numerous like locusts, industrious like ants, thoughtless like a natural force, pushing on blind and orderly and absorbed, impervious to sentiment, to logic - to terror, too, perhaps.'
Considered one of Conrad's most political works, The Secret Agent is set against the dismal backdrop of a drab and alienating London, and tells the story of the bombing of Greenwich Observatory by a group of anarchists.
Shopkeeper, spy and reluctant anarchist Mr Verloc becomes embroiled in this terrorist plot, exploiting his mentally disabled brother-in-law Stevie in the process, leading to tragic circumstances.
| ISBN: | 9780007420261 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 2011 |
| Author: | Joseph Conrad |
| Publisher: | William Collins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
| Series: | Collins Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Anarchism Espionage and secret services Terrorism, armed struggle Irregular or guerrilla forces and warfare Social and political philosophy Political science and theory |