The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad Audiobook
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Product Info

Sounded ID: 9798887677866

ISBN: 9798887677866

Publication Date: February 28, 2023

Publisher: Author's Republic

Language: English

Author Name: Joseph Conrad

Narrator Name: The Spire

Studio Narrated Audiobook 10 hrs 25 mins | Fiction

The Secret Agent

Author
Joseph Conrad
Publisher
Author's Republic
Narrator
The Spire

Studio Narrated Audiobook

This audiobook is a traditionally narrated work produced in a studio with a live voice actor and contains no content generated using Voice Replica technologies or synthetic narration.

afsdfadsf"The Secret Agent" is a novel written by Joseph Conrad, and published in 1907. The story is set in London in the late nineteenth century and revolves around a group of anarchists and their plot to detonate a bomb at Greenwich Observatory. The novel explores themes such as terrorism, politics, morality, and betrayal. The novel's protagonist is Adolf Verloc, a seemingly unremarkable man who owns a small shop selling pornographic materials. However, he is also a secret agent working for an unnamed foreign embassy. Verloc is tasked with infiltrating a group of anarchists and providing int...

afsdfadsf"The Secret Agent" is a novel written by Joseph Conrad, and published in 1907. The story is set in London in the late nineteenth century and revolves around a group of anarchists and their plot to detonate a bomb at Greenwich Observatory. The novel explores themes such as terrorism, politics, morality, and betrayal. The novel's protagonist is Adolf Verloc, a seemingly unremarkable man who owns a small shop selling pornographic materials. However, he is also a secret agent working for an unnamed foreign embassy. Verloc is tasked with infiltrating a group of anarchists and providing intelligence on their activities.
The novel introduces several characters, including Verloc's wife Winnie, her mentally disabled brother Stevie, and the anarchists' leader, known as The Professor. As Verloc becomes more deeply involved with the anarchists, he is torn between his duty to his employer and his loyalty to his new friends.
The novel takes a critical view of both anarchism and the British intelligence service, questioning the morality of using violence to achieve political ends. The character of The Professor embodies the dark side of anarchism, as he is willing to sacrifice innocent lives for the sake of his political agenda.The novel also explores the complex relationships between the characters. Verloc's marriage to Winnie is strained, and his involvement in the anarchist plot only exacerbates their problems. Stevie is a sympathetic character, and his death at the hands of Verloc is a tragic turning point in the novel. Conrad's writing style is dense and complex, with a strong emphasis on psychological realism. He delves deep into the minds of his characters, exploring their motivations and fears. The novel also features Conrad's signature use of symbolism, with the Greenwich Observatory representing the watchful eye of society, and the bomb representing the destructive power of anarchism.

Chapters

# Title Duration
1. Intro - The Secret Agent

0 mins 13 secs

2. Chapter 1 - The Secret Agent

27 mins 37 secs

3. Chapter 2 - The Secret Agent

1 hr 03 mins

4. Chapter 3 - The Secret Agent

41 mins 11 secs

5. Chapter 4 - The Secret Agent

35 mins 14 secs

6. Chapter 5 - The Secret Agent

47 mins 35 secs

7. Chapter 6 - The Secret Agent

59 mins 27 secs

8. Chapter 7 - The Secret Agent

33 mins 06 secs

9. Chapter 8 - The Secret Agent

59 mins 51 secs

10. Chapter 9 - The Secret Agent

59 mins 57 secs

11. Chapter 10 - The Secret Agent

28 mins 44 secs

12. Chapter 11 - The Secret Agent

1 hr 15 mins

13. Chapter 12 - The Secret Agent

1 hr 08 mins

14. Chapter 13 - The Secret Agent

23 mins 08 secs

15. Outro - The Secret Agent

0 mins 22 secs

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