The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent (1998 Modern Library Edition) – Joseph Conrad
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Terrorism, anarchists, and espionage — all swirling around London in the late 19th century. Joseph Conrad’s The Secret Agent (first published in 1907, but reprinted here in this Modern Library 1998 edition) tells the darkly ironic tale of Adolf Verloc, a weary double agent whose shady dealings drag his family into a world of political violence and moral decay. It’s part spy thriller, part black comedy, and part bleak social commentary — Conrad at his most cynical and prescient.

This particular copy? It’s the 1998 Modern Library paperback — which means you get the sharp Conrad prose without the antique book smell (sorry), and none of the pages are missing (we checked… mostly). The cover has probably seen better days, but hey — it’s not The Secret Agent unless it looks like it’s been handled by one.

Perfect for readers who like their espionage tales grim, satirical, and uncomfortably relevant. Or for anyone building a shelf of “classics I might read someday.”

Condition like new.

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