Project Gutenberg 1997-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 2945 Conrad, Joseph 1857 1924 Korzeniowski, Joseph Conrad Theodore Korzeniowski, Józef Konrad Teodor Korzeniowski, Jozef Konrad Teodor The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Agent David Price "The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale" by Joseph Conrad is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book revolves around Mr. Verloc, a secret agent with unclear motives who operates a dubious shop in London, blending in with a family that includes his wife, Winnie, and her brother, Stevie, who has special needs. The story delves into themes of political intrigue, social unrest, and the moral implications of political extremism. The opening of the novel introduces Mr. Verloc as he goes about his mundane life, leaving his unremarkable shop in charge of his family. The meticulous description of Verloc's shop, filled with shady goods, sets a tone of moral ambiguity. We quickly learn of his home life with his wife, Winnie, and her delicate brother, Stevie, whose care adds a layer of tension to Mr. Verloc's character. While he prepares to leave for a meeting, the first chapter hints at his significant yet dubious role as a secret agent. The narrative hints at political unrest in London and suggests that Mr. Verloc's work may involve more than just mundane transactions, setting the stage for an exploration of the consequences of zealotry and revolutionary politics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en London (England) -- Fiction Political fiction Conspiracies -- Fiction Anarchists -- Fiction Bombings -- Fiction PR Text Mystery Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 571715 2025-10-01T07:51:53.748560 text/html 591784 2023-02-12T13:26:14 text/html 291733 2025-10-01T07:52:01.866574 application/epub+zip 300437 2025-10-01T07:51:56.588538 application/epub+zip 285054 2025-10-01T07:51:55.449635 application/epub+zip 521218 2025-10-01T07:52:06.145569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500507 2025-10-01T07:52:01.186545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 458482 2022-09-01T09:00:24.724198 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560153 2025-10-01T07:51:52.816640 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 559855 2023-02-12T13:22:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19869 2025-10-01T07:52:06.278514 application/rdf+xml 13122 2025-10-01T07:51:55.950557 image/jpeg 3310 2025-10-01T07:51:55.699534 image/jpeg 214921 2023-02-12T13:26:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 219360 2023-02-12T13:26:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 288314 2025-10-01T07:51:53.793573 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia