The Secret Agent - Joseph Conrad - Books - Wildside Press - 9780809594702 - March 1, 2004
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The Secret Agent

Speaking of this novel, Conrad wrote, "The origin of _The Secret Agent_: subject, treatment, artistic purpose, and every other motive that may induce an author to take up his pen, can, I believe, be traced to a period of mental and emotional reaction. The actual facts are that I began this book impulsively and wrote it continuously. When in due course it was bound and delivered to the public gaze I found myself reproved for having produced it at all. Some of the admonitions were severe, others had a sorrowful note. I have not got them textually before me but I remember perfectly the general argument, which was very simple; and also my surprise at its nature. All this sounds a very old story now! And yet it is not such a long time ago. . . ."

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released March 1, 2004
ISBN13 9780809594702
Publishers Wildside Press
Pages 272
Dimensions 150 × 230 × 20 mm   ·   403 g
Language English  

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