Martin Seymour-Smith
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Para el público en general, Martin Seymour-Smith (1928-1998) es conocido como un distinguido biógrafo literario, en particular de Robert Graves, Rudyard Kipling y Thomas Hardy. Para figuras como Stephen Spender y Anthony Burgess es uno de los eruditos más independientes de su generación, a través de su pionera edición crítica de los Sonetos de Shakespeare y su magistral Guía de la literatura mundial moderna. Para Graves, James Reeves, Sisson...
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IL: UG - BL: 9.4 - AR Pts: 17
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In The Secret Agent, a Soho shopkeeper is a member of a terrorist cell, supported by a foreign power, plotting to undermine the English state by means of a bomb plot. Published in 1907, it is considered to be among Conrad's finest novels, written at a time when he was moving away from the seafaring themes which he was known for. Prescient in its depictions of terrorism and political instability, it has become mandatory reading for anyone wishing to...
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A chilling tale of espionage and terrorism by a literary master. On the surface, Adolf Verloc is a bookstore owner in London. Beneath his carefully crafted persona dwells a spy for a foreign government. When his handlers decide it is time for action, Verloc is tasked with blowing up the Royal Observatory. This modern novel is still as fresh and relevant as ever and makes an exciting and thought-provoking read.
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