| Title | The spy
a tale of the neutral ground |
|---|---|
| Author | J. Fenimore Cooper |
| Publication | Progress |
| Size | 430p |
| Language | ENG |
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| Topics |
Books adapted into a film or play American fiction--Political American fiction--Espionage United States--History--1775-1789 (Revolution) United States--History--Fiction |
| Notes | The Spy is a tale about counterespionage set during the American Revolutionary War, with main character Harvey Birch, British loyalist who is in fact a George Washington's spy. The plot ranges back and forth over the neutral ground between the Continental and British armies with great haste and sweep. The action takes place so near to great events and the characters are all invested with something of the dusky light of heroes, while George Washington moves among them like an unsuspected god. |