Conrad's popular fictions : secret histories and sensational novels / Andrew Glazzard.
| Author/creator |
Glazzard, Andrew, 1970- author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2016 |
| Description | vii, 227 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Introduction: the all-powerful masses and the limited coterie: Conrad and problems of popularity -- "Armed with the defensive mandate of a menaced society": detectives, professionalism, and liberty in The secret agent -- "An actor in desperate earnest": informers and secret agency -- "The inciter behind": spymasters and the eastern logic of Russia -- "The cowardly bomb-throwing brutes": the many types of Conrad's "terrorists" -- "The perpetrator of the most heartless frauds": swindlers, the new economy, and the limits of narrative -- Conclusion: cooking the books. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2015023260 |
| ISBN | 9781137559166 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1137559160 hardcover |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | PR6005 .O4 Z7274 2016 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |