num_pages: 469
description: This new edition of Conrad's compelling tale of espionage and terrorism set in Edwardian London is based on a painstaking comparison of the original manuscript of the work with its first, truncated appearance, and with all subsequent book form publications overseen by Conrad himself. The result is this new text, purged of printers' errors and editorial interventions. Included are a critical introduction, an essay on the text itself, a textual apparatus, and helpul explanatory notes.
language: English
title: The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
titlecomplete: The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Joseph Conrad)
characters: Winnie Verloc, Comrade Alexander Ossipon, Mr. Vladimir, Sir Ethelred, Stevie, Michaelis, Adolf Verloc, Chief Inspector Heat, Karl Yundt, the Assistant Commissioner
genres: 20th Century, Thriller, Novels, Espionage, Crime, Literature, Classics, Mystery, British Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 22115
places: London, England
publisher: Cambridge University Press