The shop owner Adolf Verloc, member of an anarchist group and Secret Agent for a foreign government, is summoned to meet Mr Vladimir, the country\'s ambassador, who asks him to carry out a terrorist attack at a famous London landmark.
Verloc has misgivings, but Mr Vladimir knows how to make people do what he wants, and when the plan goes wrong, it is Verloc - as well as his young wife, Winnie - who must deal with the consequences.
A story of espionage, intrigue and corruption based on a real-life attempted terrorist attack in Victorian London, The Secret Agent was one of literature\'s first political thrillers, and is widely considered to be among Conrad\'s most compelling works. .
The shop owner Adolf Verloc, member of an anarchist group and Secret Agent for a foreign government, is summoned to meet Mr Vladimir, the country\'s ambassador, who asks him to carry out a terrorist attack at a famous London landmark
