THE SECRET AGENT

THE SECRET AGENT

Although Winnie is [was?] married to Verloc, she [Winnie] considers Stevie as her suitor. She [Winnie] describes him [Stevie] as a "young man by her side." She [Winnie] experiences the "salt of passion" in her "tasteless life."

Not only Vladimir, the readers too, are surprised to find out about the marriage of Verloc.

Verloc is considered a father [father/father-in-law?] by Winnie and her mother.

London city is seen as a pornographic city through the eyes of Stevie. Verloc's activities also prove to be pornographic.

Many young men and women come in and out and they are ashamed when Winnie serves them.

H.G. Wells is known for bringing Science into every household of England. It looks as though [Joseph] Conrad has dedicated 'The Secret Agent' to him. His [?] renowned books like 'The Time Machine,' 'War of the Worlds' and 'The Invisible Man' were of great prophetic quality and introduced a new era of science fiction. Wells and Conrad became friendly while Conrad was writing reviews for Well's [Wells's] novels 'The Invisible Man' and 'War of the Worlds'. But this friendship almost withered away by the time Conrad wrote 'The Secret Agent'. Conrad's hostility is visible in an ironical way towards Well [Wells], even though the novel [THE SECRET AGENT] has been dedicated to him [H.G. Wells].

Every novel of [Joseph] Conrad had a highlighted place like Patna (Lord Jim [James]), Congo (Heart of Darkness), Republic of Costaguana (Nostromo; cf. notorious astrologer Michael Nostradamus). His father, Apollo, was a famous [notorious?] political activist. Conrad's mother, Ewa [Eve]...

(From INTRODUCTION to Joseph Conrad: THE SECRET AGENT, Tiny Tot Publications, 235, Jagriti Enclave, Vikas Marg, Delhi - 110092 (INDIA); ISBN 81-7573-934-7; Rs. 50.00, PRINTLINE BOOKS, an imprint of TINY TOT PUBLICATIONS.)

Kishalay Sinha কিশলয় সিনহা किशलय सिन्हा जी [G]