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This classic is worth reading. This story of a marriage also tells about the anarchist movement in London. When finally a terrorist attack is made on the Greenwich Observatory, the tale gets in a faster pace to recount all the consequences of this account.
The book is excellently written and has a special attention to the description of the characters and their psychology. At the same time the book is very slow especially at the beginning. I’d give it just below 4 stars
The book is excellently written and has a special attention to the description of the characters and their psychology. At the same time the book is very slow especially at the beginning. I’d give it just below 4 stars
Mr Verloc is a small-time secret agent, apparently a long time member of an anarchist group and running a seedy shop in London as a cover, but all the time reporting to his bosses at the embassy of an unnamed foreign power. He is fond of his wife in an unthinking way, and willingly houses her mother and her brother with learning difficulties as well as his wife herself. But then a new person in charge at the embassy wants him to escalate his activity to a level he has never dreamed of, threateni
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After three false starts, I finally found myself able to immerse myself in this tale. Once I got through the first two chapters, I found my interest piqued and lost myself in a well crafted story.
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