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The Secret Agent

Centennial Editon

Joseph Conrad - Author

E. L. Doctorow - Introduction by

Paperback: Mass Market | $6.95 | add to cart | view cart
ISBN 9780451530509 | 272 pages | 03 Apr 2007 | Signet Classic | 6.49 x 4.29in | 18 - AND UP
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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.

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