Joseph Conrad’s “The Secret Agent“ (1987)

When an anarchist attempted to blow up the Greenwich Observatory, an idea exploded in the mind of Joseph Conrad. This program re-creates the world of The Secret Agent, the first great novel of political intrigue, in all its suspense and sinister irony. In addition, author and critic V. S. Pritchett and Keith Carabine, of Kent University (England), explore Conrad’s concern that the very fabric of society was being jeopardized by the growing violence and moral corruption—a concern as timely today as it was then. Join us on Patreon! Donate Crypto! Share this video! This is part of the Ten Great Writers of the Modern World series: Ten Great Writers Seminar: Franz Kafka: Fyodor Dostoevksy: Henrik Ibsen: James Joyce: