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The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is an anarchist spy fiction novel by Polish–British author Joseph Conrad, first "printed (1905–1906) as eleven installments in Ridgway's" and published in book form on 12 September 1907. The story is set in Soho, London in 1886 and deals with Mr. Adolf Verloc and his work as a spy for an unnamed country (presumably Russia). The Secret Agent is one of Conrad's later political novels in which he moved away from his tales of seafaring.

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The Secret Agent — verified Korean book. Published 1907-09. By Joseph Conrad. Publisher Methuen Publishing.

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• Genre: spy fiction
• Original language: English, German, French
• Author: Joseph Conrad
• First published: 1907
• Published: 12 September 1907
• Setting: Soho, London in 1886

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