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Project Gutenberg (gutenberg_org@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 15-Feb-2025 19:48:55 JST Project Gutenberg

#OTD in 1894.
French anarchist Martial Bourdin accidentally kills himself while attempting to plant a bomb at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, a fictionalised version of which appears in Joseph Conrad's novel The Secret Agent (1907). Bourdin's motives remain a mystery as does his intended target, which may have been the Greenwich Observatory.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_Bourdin
The Secret Agent at PG:
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1. First US edition of The Secret Agent. The book cover has a striking Art Nouveau-style design with symbolic elements reflecting the novel's themes of espionage, political conspiracy, and anarchism. A long-haired figure at the top, possibly representing Fate or an anarchist figure, holds a pair of scissors cutting a string. The string leads downward to a compass-like object, forming a triangle that frames the book’s title. The triangle may symbolize secret societies, conspiracies, or anarchist cells.
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  The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad
  
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