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Autore |
Burrows Simon <1966-> |
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A king's ransom : the life of Charles Théveneau de Morande, blackmailer, scandalmonger & master-spy / / Simon Burrows |
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London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2010 |
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©2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-87610-4 |
9786612876103 |
1-4411-7896-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (305 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Spies - France |
France Politics and government 18th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-264) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Illustrations; Prefatory note; Prologue: Auto da fé; 1 The Sins of his Youth; 2 The Armour-Plated Gazetteer; 3 A King's Ransom; 4 Figaro's Nemesis; 5 On His Majesty's Secret Service; 6 Poacher Turned Gamekeeper: Morande, Police Spy; 7 The Magician, the Necklace and the Poisonous Pig; 8 The First Revolutionary Journalist; 9 Afterlife: Morande in Fiction, Myth and History; Glossary; Abbreviations; Notes; Sources; Acknowledgements; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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If Charles Théveneau de Morande was a character in a novel, he would be considered the ultimate anti-hero. Morande's historical significance far transcends his success as a blackmailer and scandalous pamphleteer. Having extorted the French monarchy he turned coat and during the War of American Independence and throughout the 1780s was France's leading political spy in London. In addition, he was a highly successful police agent among his fellow exiles and one of the most influential journalists of his time. His enemies or victims - who invariably suffered intense damage to their reputations - |
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