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A London shopkeeper spies for a foreign power while entangled in anarchist terrorism and exploitation of his vulnerable brother-in-law in 1886.
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A London shopkeeper spies for a foreign power while entangled in anarchist terrorism and exploitation of his vulnerable brother-in-law in 1886.
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The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is a novel by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1907. The story is set in 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 former tales of seafaring. The novel is dedicated to H. G. Wells and deals broadly with anarchism, espionage, and terrorism. It also deals with exploitation of the vulnerable in Verloc's...
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Romance & sex
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Marital tensions depicted without explicit sexual content
Violence & gore
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Bombing causes graphic death and dismemberment of a central character
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Mild period-appropriate language with infrequent strong words
Substance use
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Social alcohol consumption shown without addiction themes
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Central exploration of anarchism, espionage, and political terrorism
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Exploitation of intellectually disabled character and resulting suffering
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