An edition of Tales of espionage and intrigue (1977)

Tales of espionage and intrigue

the secret agent in literature

1st ed.

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An edition of Tales of espionage and intrigue (1977)

Tales of espionage and intrigue

the secret agent in literature

1st ed.

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180

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Tales of espionage and intrigue: the secret agent in literature
1977, Richards Rosen Press, Rosen Publishing Group
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Table of Contents

Espionage, the first three thousand years: Old Testament, The Book of Joshua. Herodotus. The Persian Wars.
Spies in the Civil War: Bierce, A. Parker Addison, philosopher.
O. Henry's ingenious code: Henry, O. Calloway's code.
On the eve of World War I: Davis, R. H. The boy who cried wolf.
German spies and British agents: Oppenheim, E. P. The little lady from Servia.
Radio, wireless, and code-breaking: Buchan, J. The loathly opposite.
Hercule Poirot, counterspy: Christie, A. The submarine plans.
An introduction to secret writing: Young, A. K. Ponsonby and the classic cipher.
Great detectives vs. clever spies: Queen, E. Mystery at the Library of Congress.
East against West: Hoch, E. D. The spy who worked for peace.
The quiet warriors: Gilbert, M. The peaceful people.
The lighter side: Brittain, W. The man who read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 176-180.

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New York
Series
Masterworks of mystery series

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.0872
Library of Congress
PZ1 .T1493, PN6071.S64 .T1493

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 180 p. ;
Number of pages
180

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL4890159M
Internet Archive
talesofespionage0000unse
ISBN 10
0823903117
LCCN
76021875
OCLC/WorldCat
2332248
LibraryThing
2999830
Goodreads
2285367

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OL18966554W

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