The Secret Agent Joseph Conrad The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is a novel by Joseph Conrad. The novel deals broadly with the notions of anarchism, espionage, and terrorism. Because of its terrorist theme, The Secret Agent has been noted as "one of the three works of literature most cited in the American media" since September 11, 2001. The Secret Agent is considered to be one of Conrad's finest novels. The Independent calls it "one of Conrad's great city novels" and The New York Times insists that it is "the most brilliant novelistic study of terrorism." We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience