Displaying 1 of 1 2007 Format: Book Author: Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. Title: The secret agent : a simple tale / Joseph Conrad ; edited with an introduction and notes by Michael Newton. Publisher, Date: London ; New York : Penguin, 2007. Description: xl, 269 p. : maps ; 20 cm. Summary: 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. Revised reissue. Series: Penguin classics Penguin classics. Subjects: Royal Greenwich Observatory -- Fiction. Conspiracies -- Fiction. Anarchists -- Fiction. Bombings -- Fiction. London (England) -- Fiction. Genre: Political fiction. Other Author: Newton, Michael (Michael Stuart), 1965- Notes: First published in 1907. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN: 9780141441580 (pbk.) 0141441585 (pbk.) Other Number: 123113490 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 749830 # Local items in: 2 # System items in: 2 Call Number: FICTION Conrad Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1