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Category: Espionage

Espionage, Speculative SF, Works

1903, Griffith, G. , The World Masters

Griffith, G. (1903) The World Masters  Published by John Long, London. Synopsis: (kindly provided by Adam Baldwin, PGRS, The Open University) The […]

Aerial Warfare, Espionage, Submarine Warfare, Works

1909, Le Queux, W. , Spies of the Kaiser 

William Le Queux (1909) Spies of the Kaiser. Plotting the Downfall of England Spies of the Kaiser  was published in 1909, and […]

Espionage, Works

1905, Mill, G. , In the hands of the Czar, 

Garrett Mill (1905) In the hands of the Czar, Blackwood To the unsophisticated person who knows nothing of the mysteries of the […]

Espionage, Works

1905, Phillips Oppenheim, E. , A Maker of History 

E. Phillips Oppenheim (1905) A Maker of History “Not as you and I understand it, perhaps,” Spencer explained. “There is no Scotland […]

Espionage, Works

1907, Conrad, J. , The Secret Agent 

Joseph Conrad (1907) The Secret Agent The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is a novel by Joseph Conrad published in 1907. The […]

Espionage, Works

1907, Phillips Oppenheim, E. , The Great Secret 

Oppenheim, E. Phillips (1907) The Great Secret (aka. The Secret) “Diplomacy demanded a victim,” he said, “and I never flinched. Two men […]

Espionage, Works

1911, Phillips Oppenheim, E. , The Double Four 

Phillips Oppenheim, E. (1911) The Double Four, London, (aka. Peter Ruff and the Double Four,  Boston, Little, Brown and company, 1912) The […]

Espionage, Works

1914, Graves, A.K. , The Secrets of the German War Office 

Dr. Armgaard Karl Graves (1914) The Secrets of the German War Office Purported to be a true story it reads more like […]

Espionage, Works

1898, Phillips Oppenheim, E. , The Mysterious Mr Sabin 

E. Phillips Oppenheim (1898) The Mysterious Mr Sabin It was largely the success of his first spy novel, Mysterious Mr. Sabin (1898), […]

Espionage, Works

1899, Hill, H. , The Spies of the Wight 

Headon Hill [Francis Edward Grainger] (1899) The Spies of the Wight.  London, C. Arthur Pearson A year later [1899] Headon Hill used […]

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