The Secret Agent: A Simple TaleThe Floating Press, 01/01/2009 - 450 من الصفحات The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is an example of Conrad's later political writing, which moved away from his earlier, seafaring tales. The spy Mr. Verloc moves through London where he encounters anarchism, terrorism and revolutionary groups. Conrad also deals with the notion of exploitation. The novel's treatment of terrorism caused it to be one of the three most cited works of literature in the American media post Spetember 11, 2001. |
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Chapter III | 59 |
Chapter IV | 88 |
Chapter V | 116 |
Chapter VI | 149 |
Chapter VII | 192 |
Chapter VIII | 218 |
Chapter IX | 261 |
Chapter X | 310 |
Chapter XI | 334 |
Chapter XII | 385 |
Chapter XIII | 436 |
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