{"product_id":"the-secret-agent-joseph-conrad","title":"The secret agent - Joseph Conrad","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThey swarmed numerous like locusts, industrious like ants, thoughtless like a natural force, pushing on blind and orderly and absorbed, impervious to sentiment, to logic — to terror, too, perhaps.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eConsidered one of Conrad’s most political works, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"49\"\u003eThe Secret Agent\u003c\/i\u003e is set against the dismal backdrop of a drab and alienating Dickensian London, and tells the story of the bombing of Greenwich Observatory by a group of anarchists in the late 19th century. Shopkeeper, spy and reluctant anarchist Mr Verloc becomes embroiled in this terrorist plot, exploiting his mentally disabled brother-in-law Stevie in the process and alienating his wife, Winnie, leading to tragic circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Story Station","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47327179243759,"sku":"THE04404","price":79.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/6538\/6223\/files\/adasda_a7c33c65-c817-4d95-bc82-dc490ae2cc0e.jpg?v=1766932775","url":"https:\/\/www.thestorystation.co.za\/products\/the-secret-agent-joseph-conrad","provider":"The Story Station","version":"1.0","type":"link"}