The Spy: Isaac Bell #3 (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Cooper, James Fenimore

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140436286 ISBN 13: 9780140436280

Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group, 1997

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Book by Cooper JamesFenimore

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Reseña del editor:

James Fenimore Cooper wrote THE SPY in 1821 intending the novel to preserve both the memory and the meaning of the American Revolution. The novel centres around Harry Birch, a man wrongly suspected by the well-born Patriots of being a spy for the British. His character is misread time and time again, making this novel a parable of the American experience, as well as a reminder that the nation's survival depends on judging people by their actions, and not by their class or roots.

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Inspired by accusations of venality leveled at the men who captured Major Andre (Benedict Arnold's co-conspirator, executed for espionage in 1780), Cooper's novel centers on Harry Birch, a common man wrongly suspected by well-born Patriots of being a spy for the British. Even George Washington, who supports Birch, misreads the man, and when Washington offers him payment for information vital to the Patriot's cause, Birch scorns the money and asserts that his action were motivated not by financial reward, but by his devotion to the fight for independence. A historical adventure tale reminiscent of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley novels, The Spy is also a parable of the American experience, a reminder that the nation's survival, like its Revolution, depends on judging people by their actions, not their class or reputations.

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• Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0140436286
• ISBN 13: 9780140436280
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 448