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Somewhere in France
Richard Harding Davis
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When Captain Henri Ravignac married Marie Gessler, he was mistakenly thinking she was French. But Marie is in fact German, and her command of the French language and culture makes her a perfect spy. At the first opportunity, she double-crossed Captain Ravignac and stole valuable documents from him, which makes her a great candidate for espionage when World War I breaks out. Travelling with the documents of Countess d'Aurillac, she moves behind enemy lines, but the life of a spy is typically turbulent and short.
When Captain Henri Ravignac married Marie Gessler, he was mistakenly thinking she was French. But Marie is in fact German, and her command of the French language and culture makes her a perfect spy. At the first opportunity, she double-crossed Captain Ravignac and stole valuable documents from him, which makes her a great candidate for espionage when World War I breaks out. Travelling with the documents of Countess d'Aurillac, she moves behind enemy lines, but the life of a spy is typically turbulent and short.
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Community Reviews
Mostly known as a war correspondent, Davis had a wide repertoire of war stories, romantic (yes!) novels, espionage, humour and adventure fiction. In some ways, he was the America’s answer to John Buchan, with the same rivetting style and exciting plot lines.
The six stories here are a great example
My daughter bought me a copy of this book for Christmas, I believe it's original print not a reprint. In beautiful condition considering it's 100+ yr age.
I thoroughly enjoyed the short stories. They all had a turn of fate type story. The one I enjoyed the most was the "boy scout" amazing how one go
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