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Two of Conrad’s BEST-KNOWN works—in a single volume

In this pair of literary voyages into the inner self, Joseph Conrad has written two of the most chilling, disturbing, and noteworthy pieces of fiction of the twentieth century.

#LINK<># @JungleFever Heading down to Africa on a boat. Too hot! I get the creeping sense this job isn’t going to be as cushy as they made it sound.

The natives seem unhappy. Some are even violent! Why don’t they appreciate how much we’ve done for them? Ungrateful welfare leeches, I say!

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One of the great detective novels of all time, "The Secret Agent", written in 1903, is a magisterial thriller of terrorists and police in London in the early years of the 20th century.

Synopsis:

Two of Conrad’s BEST-KNOWN works—in a single volume

In this pair of literary voyages into the inner self, Joseph Conrad has written two of the most chilling, disturbing, and noteworthy pieces of fiction of the twentieth century.

@JungleFever Heading down to Africa on a boat. Too hot! I get the creeping sense this job isn’t going to be as cushy as they made it sound.

The natives seem unhappy. Some are even violent! Why don’t they appreciate how much we’ve done for them? Ungrateful welfare leeches, I say!

From Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less

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Inspired by an actual attempt in 1894 to blow up London's Greenwich Observatory, here is a chillingly prophetic examination of contemporary terrorism-and the literary precursor to today's espionage thriller.

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ISBN:
9780451530509
Author:
Conrad, Joseph
Publisher:
Signet Classics
Introduction by:
Doctorow, E. L.
Introduction:
Doctorow, E. L.
Author:
Oates, Joyce Carol
Author:
Doctorow, E. L.
Author:
Passaro, Vince
Author:
Karl, Frederick R.
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Conspiracies
Subject:
Bombings
Subject:
London (england)
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
2007
Edition Description:
B-Mass Market
Publication Date:
20070431
Binding:
MASS MARKET
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
6.76x4.22x.73 in. .29 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18
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"Synopsis" by , One of the great detective novels of all time, "The Secret Agent", written in 1903, is a magisterial thriller of terrorists and police in London in the early years of the 20th century.
"Synopsis" by ,
Two of Conrad’s BEST-KNOWN works—in a single volume

In this pair of literary voyages into the inner self, Joseph Conrad has written two of the most chilling, disturbing, and noteworthy pieces of fiction of the twentieth century.

@JungleFever Heading down to Africa on a boat. Too hot! I get the creeping sense this job isn’t going to be as cushy as they made it sound.

The natives seem unhappy. Some are even violent! Why don’t they appreciate how much we’ve done for them? Ungrateful welfare leeches, I say!

From Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less

"Synopsis" by ,
Inspired by an actual attempt in 1894 to blow up London's Greenwich Observatory, here is a chillingly prophetic examination of contemporary terrorism-and the literary precursor to today's espionage thriller.
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