The shop owner Adolf Verloc, member of an anarchist group and secret agent for a foreign government, is summoned to meet Mr Vladimir, the country's ambassador, who asks him to carry out a terrorist attack at a famous London landmark. Verloc has misgivings, but Mr Vladimir knows how to make people do what he wants, and when the plan goes wrong, it is Verloc - as well as his young wife, Winnie - who must deal with the consequences. A story of espionage, intrigue and corruption based on a real-life attempted terrorist attack in Victorian London, The Secret Agent was one of literature's first political thrillers, and is widely considered to be among Conrad's most compelling works.

Presented in a new annotated edition accompanied with extra material, The Secret Agent is one of literature's first political thrillers, and is widely considered to be among Conrad's masterpieces

About the Author
Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) was a Polish-born English novelist, whose works, most famously Heart of Darkness, took a cynical view of imperialism when the British Empire was at its apogee.

Reviews
It is one of the best - and certainly the most significant - detective stories ever written. -- Ford Madox Ford



Book Information
ISBN 9781847498267
Author Joseph Conrad
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Alma Classics
Publisher Alma Books Ltd