num_pages: 272
description: Inspired by an actual attempt in 1894 to blow up London's Greenwich Observatory, here is a chillingly prophetic examination of contemporary terrorism-and the literary precursor to today's espionage thriller.
language: English
title: The Secret Agent
titlecomplete: The Secret Agent (Signet Classics)
characters: Stevie, Winnie Verloc, Karl Yundt, the Assistant Commissioner, Adolf Verloc, Michaelis, Sir Ethelred, Mr. Vladimir, Comrade Alexander Ossipon, Chief Inspector Heat
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, 20th Century, Classics, British Literature, Espionage, Crime, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 22114
places: London, England
publisher: Signet