The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale

Synopsis

"the secret agent" is considered to be one of joseph conrad's finest works and was ranked the 46th best novel of the 20th century by the modern library. Set in london at the end of the nineteenth century, it follows the life of mr. Verloc, a secret agent who is also the proprietor of a small shop that sells, “photographs of more or less undressed dancing girls” and “a few books, with titles hinting at impropriety.