{"product_id":"2026200010936-secondhand-the-secret-agent","title":"The Secret Agent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterwork of political suspense, The Secret Agent stands as one of Joseph Conrad's most gripping and ironic novels, set against the shadowy backdrop of late Victorian London. The narrative chronicles the double life of Adolf Verloc, a seemingly unremarkable shopkeeper who operates as a spy embedded among a circle of anarchists, all while secretly reporting to a foreign embassy. When Verloc is pressured into orchestrating a terrorist act — the bombing of the Greenwich Observatory — Conrad unflinchingly details the catastrophic consequences that unravel his domestic world and expose the moral bankruptcy of all those involved. Written with a cold, satirical precision, the novel presents a devastating portrait of political extremism, human complicity, and the casual cruelty hidden beneath ordinary surfaces. Widely regarded as a forerunner of the modern thriller and spy novel, The Secret Agent remains as urgent and unsettling today as when it was first published in 1907.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956123054299,"sku":"2026200010936-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/3495a71e-4464-492e-b50f-8022c76c841e.png?v=1783497996","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200010936-secondhand-the-secret-agent","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}