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    The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
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    The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale

    Written by Joseph Conrad

    Narrated by Sinead Dixon

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    Mr. Verloc, the secret agent, keeps a shop in London's Soho where he lives with his wife Winnie, her infirm mother, and her idiot brother, Stevie.

    When Verloc is reluctantly involved in an anarchist plot to blow up the Greenwich Observatory things go disastrously wrong, and what appears to be "a simple tale" proves to involve politicians, policemen, foreign diplomats and London's fashionable society in the darkest and most surprising interrelations.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOregan Publishing Audio
    Release dateSep 1, 2018
    ISBN9782291042242
    Author

    Joseph Conrad

    Joseph Conrad was born to Polish parents in the Ukraine on 3rd December 1857. He grew up surrounded by upheaval. His father was exiled to northern Russia for political activities and although they eventually returned to Poland, Conrad was orphaned by the age of 11. Subsequently he was taught by his uncle, a great influence and mentor. Leaving for Marseilles in 1874, Conrad began his training as a seaman. After an attempt at suicide, Conrad joined the British merchant navy and became a British subject in 1886. After his first novel, Almayer's Folly was published in 1895 he left the sea behind and settled down to a life of writing. Indeed, as his wife wrote in 1927, he would move only "from his table to his bed, for days and days on end". Troubled financially for many years, he faced uncomplimentary critics and an indifferent public. He finally became a popular success with Chance (1913). By the end of his life on 3rd August 1924 his status as one of the great writers of his time was assured.

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    • 5/5
      Though the setting of the story is more than a century ago, Conrad created an atmosphere that feels as immediate as anything written now. The characters are deep and distinct. One by one, the author brings them to life, each with their own backstory and motivations. The plot unfolds at a supremely controlled pace. A treat for anyone who loves the art form of the novel.

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