{"product_id":"2026200011163-secondhand-the-secret-agent","title":"The Secret Agent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback with some wear and fading on cover. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding condition: Intact. No stickers or labels visible.Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph Conrad's The Secret Agent is a masterwork of early twentieth-century fiction, set against the grimy, fog-laden streets of Victorian London. The novel chronicles the murky double life of Adolf Verloc, a shiftless shopkeeper who secretly operates as a spy for a foreign embassy while unwittingly drawing his innocent family into a web of anarchist conspiracy and political intrigue. Conrad presents a darkly ironic and psychologically penetrating portrait of moral failure, cowardice, and the catastrophic consequences of manipulation and deceit. With a tone that is simultaneously sardonic and tragic, the narrative uncovers the brutal absurdity at the heart of political extremism, making it one of the most prescient and chilling works in the English literary canon. The Secret Agent remains a definitive study of surveillance, terrorism, and the corruption lurking beneath the surface of ordinary life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956190490843,"sku":"2026200011163-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/4fccb8f4-89dd-43e0-a66e-c212124bce1f.png?v=1783498909","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011163-secondhand-the-secret-agent","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}