The Secret Agent (Annotated)

The Secret Agent is Joseph Conrad's bleakly ironic exploration of terrorism, espionage, and moral disintegration in late-Victorian London. Centered on Adolf Verloc, a shabby agent provocateur entangled with foreign embassies, anarchist circles, and domestic misery, the novel transforms the political thriller into a study of psychological and social decay. Conrad's style is dense, allusive, and dar...