The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale (Version 2)

Joseph Conrad (1857 - 1924)

The Secret Agent tells the story of Adolf and Winnie Verloc. He is a phony anarchist and agent provocateur of the title, and the plot centres around the terrible consequences for their family when he is pressured into planning a terrorist act. It also bleakly satirises early 20th Century anarchism and the operations of the police and intelligence forces, while being none too complimentary about the media and general public either. Summary by Cori Samuel.

Genre(s): Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Chapter I Cori Samuel
00:16:34
Play 02 Chapter II Cori Samuel
00:57:59
Play 03 Chapter III Cori Samuel
00:40:02
Play 04 Chapter IV Cori Samuel
00:34:33
Play 05 Chapter V Cori Samuel
00:45:39
Play 06 Chapter VI Cori Samuel
00:55:54
Play 07 Chapter VII Cori Samuel
00:31:37
Play 08 Chapter VIII Cori Samuel
00:57:06
Play 09 Chapter IX Cori Samuel
00:58:07
Play 10 Chapter X Cori Samuel
00:27:30
Play 11 Chapter XI pt 1 Cori Samuel
00:47:29
Play 12 Chapter XI pt 2 Cori Samuel
00:26:40
Play 13 Chapter XII pt 1 Cori Samuel
00:35:23
Play 14 Chapter XII pt 2 Cori Samuel
00:34:47
Play 15 Chapter XIII Cori Samuel
00:20:08