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Sant of the Secret Service: Some Revelations of Spies and Spying, Classics To Go

Originally published in 1918 as "Sant of the Secret Service," this novel describes the ongoing adventures of Gerry Sant--spy for the allied forces during the First World War. He's "cheerful, optimistic and modest;" he often telephones for the assistance of Gabrielle Soyez, female agent of the British Secret Service, to carry out surveillance and sometimes to infiltrate the enemy in disguise. The author, William Le Queux, was one of the first creators of the spy story. A journalist-turned-author, he successfully combined his passionate interest in national security and new technological developments with his detailed knowledge of travel and high society in Europe, in these and other collections of short stories of intrigue and espionage. These are well-written, thrilling adventures. A must-have for classic spy fiction fans! (Amazon)

William Le Queux

William Tufnell Le Queux (2 July 1864 – 13 October 1927) was an Anglo-French journalist and writer. He was also a diplomat (honorary consul for San Marino), a traveller (in Europe, the Balkans and North Africa), a flying buff who officiated at the first British air meeting at Doncaster in 1909, and a wireless pioneer who broadcast music from his own station long before radio was generally available; his claims regarding his own abilities and exploits, however, were usually exaggerated. His best-known works are the anti-French and anti-Russian invasion fantasy The Great War in England in 1897 (1894) and the anti-German invasion fantasy The Invasion of 1910 (1906), the latter becoming a bestseller.

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