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A spy amongst us : Daniel Defoe's secret service and the plot to end Scottish independence
Mierowsky, Marc2026
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Place reservation for A spy amongst us : Daniel Defoe's secret service and the plot to end Scottish independenceThe true story of Daniel Defoe and the dirty tricks which helped bring Scotland into union with England. In 1706, Edinburgh was on the brink of a popular uprising. Men and women took to the streets to protest the planned union with England, fearing the end of Scottish sovereignty. But unbeknownst to the mob, a spy was in their midst - the English writer Daniel Defoe, now bankrupt and thrice pilloried, had turned a government agent. Marc Mierowsky tells the dramatic story of Defoe and his fellow spies as they sabotaged the Scottish independence movement from the inside. Together they disseminated propaganda and built a network of operatives from London to the upper Highlands, providing the English government with up-to-the-minute intelligence and monitoring its adversaries' every move.
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Author:
Mierowsky, Marc, author
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2026.
Collation:
448 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 24 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780300260168 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.5
LC class:
PR3406
Local class:
823.5
Language:
English
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BRN:
4388774
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