Tales of espionage and intrigue
Subtitle: the secret agent in literature
By: [compiled] by Arthur Liebman.
Contributors: Liebman, Arthur, 1926-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Masterworks of mystery series
Publisher: Richards Rosen Press; Rosen Publishing Group
Published: 1977
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: Spy stories.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 176-180.
Table of contents: title: Espionage, the first three thousand years: Old Testament, The Book of Joshua. Herodotus. The Persian Wars.; title: Spies in the Civil War: Bierce, A. Parker Addison, philosopher.; title: O. Henry's ingenious code: Henry, O. Calloway's code.; title: On the eve of World War I: Davis, R. H. The boy who cried wolf.; title: German spies and British agents: Oppenheim, E. P. The little lady from Servia.; title: Radio, wireless, and code-breaking: Buchan, J. The loathly opposite.; title: Hercule Poirot, counterspy: Christie, A. The submarine plans.; title: An introduction to secret writing: Young, A. K. Ponsonby and the classic cipher.; title: Great detectives vs. clever spies: Queen, E. Mystery at the Library of Congress.; title: East against West: Hoch, E. D. The spy who worked for peace.; title: The quiet warriors: Gilbert, M. The peaceful people.; title: The lighter side: Brittain, W. The man who read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.