Joseph Conrad Among the Anarchists : Nineteenth Century Terrorism and The Secret Agent

This booklooks at the inception, composition, and 1907 publication of __The Secret Agent__, one of Joseph Conrad’s most highly regarded political novels and a core text of literary modernism. David Mulry examines the development and revisions of the novel through the stages of the holograph manuscript, first as a short story, then as a serialized sensation fiction in __Ridgway’s Militant Weekly__ for the American market, before it was extensively revised and published in novel form. Presciently anticipating the climate of modern terror, Conrad’s text responds to the failed Greenwich Bombing, the first anarchist atrocity to occur on English soil. This book charts its historical and cultural milieu via press and anarchist accounts of the bombing, to place Conrad foremost among the dynamite fiction of revolutionary anarchism and terrorism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This Book Looks At The Inception, Composition, And 1907 Publication Of The Secret Agent, One Of Joseph Conrad’s Most Highly Regarded Political Novels And A Core Text Of Literary Modernism. David Mulry Examines The Development And Revisions Of The Novel Through The Stages Of The Holograph Manuscript, First As A Short Story, Then As A Serialized Sensation Fiction In Ridgway’s Militant Weekly For The American Market, Before It Was Extensively Revised And Published In Novel Form. Presciently Anticipating The Climate Of Modern Terror, Conrad’s Text Responds To The Failed Greenwich Bombing, The First Anarchist Atrocity To Occur On English Soil. This Book Charts Its Historical And Cultural Milieu Via Press And Anarchist Accounts Of The Bombing, To Place Conrad Foremost Among The Dynamite Fiction Of Revolutionary Anarchism And Terrorism In The Late Nineteenth And Early Twentieth Centuries. --amazon.com 1. Introduction -- 2. Conrad And The Imaginative Shades -- 3. Popular Accounts Of The Greenwich Bombing -- 4. The Dynamite Novel And The Secret Agent -- 5. The Anarchists In The House -- 6. Verloc: The Origins Of The Text -- 7. Patterns Of Revision In The Secret Agent -- 8. The Perfect Detonator. David Mulry. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 185-189) And Index "Contents"--"List of Figures" -- "Chapter 1: Introduction" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 2: Conrad and the Imaginative Shades" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 3: Popular Accounts of the Greenwich Bombing" -- "Bomb Sensation" -- "Spies and Police Plots" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 4: The Dynamite Novel and The Secret Agent" -- "The Revolutionary Pole" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 5: The Anarchists in the House" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 6: â#x80;#x9C;Verlocâ#x80;#x9D;: The Origins of the Text" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 7: Patterns of Revision in The Secret Agent" -- "The Silenus of the Streets" -- "â#x80;#x9C;Leave space hereâ#x80;#x9D;: The Novel" -- "Notes" -- "Chapter 8: The Perfect Detonator" -- "Notes" -- "Bibliography." Contents 5 List of Figures 6 Chapter 1: Introduction 7 Notes 18 Chapter 2: Conrad and the Imaginative Shades 20 Notes 40 Chapter 3: Popular Accounts of the Greenwich Bombing 43 Bomb Sensation 44 Spies and Police Plots 55 Notes 71 Chapter 4: The Dynamite Novel and The Secret Agent 77 The Revolutionary Pole 92 Notes 103 Chapter 5: The Anarchists in the House 106 Notes 119 Chapter 6: “Verloc”: The Origins of the Text 122 Notes 133 Chapter 7: Patterns of Revision in The Secret Agent 135 The Silenus of the Streets 141 “Leave space here”: The Novel 148 Notes 160 Chapter 8: The Perfect Detonator 164 Notes 183 Bibliography 186 Index 191 Front Matter....Pages i-vii Introduction....Pages 1-13 Conrad and the Imaginative Shades....Pages 15-37 Popular Accounts of the Greenwich Bombing....Pages 39-72 The Dynamite Novel and The Secret Agent ....Pages 73-101 The Anarchists in the House....Pages 103-118 “Verloc”: The Origins of the Text....Pages 119-131 Patterns of Revision in The Secret Agent ....Pages 133-161 The Perfect Detonator....Pages 163-184 Back Matter....Pages 185-194