02735nam 2200577 450 991082115690332120230725025511.01-282-87610-497866128761031-4411-7896-1(CKB)2670000000056110(EBL)601662(OCoLC)676695896(SSID)ssj0000421599(PQKBManifestationID)12108732(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000421599(PQKBWorkID)10412568(PQKB)11284459(MiAaPQ)EBC601662(MiAaPQ)EBC5309583(Au-PeEL)EBL5309583(CaPaEBR)ebr11518551(OCoLC)1027206248(EXLCZ)99267000000005611020180315h20102010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA king's ransom the life of Charles Théveneau de Morande, blackmailer, scandalmonger & master-spy /Simon BurrowsLondon, [England] ;New York, New York :Continuum,2010.©20101 online resource (305 p.)Includes index.0-8264-1989-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-264) and index.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; IndexIf 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 - SpiesFranceBiographyFrancePolitics and government18th centurySpies944.035092Burrows Simon1966-1720777MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821156903321A king's ransom4119770UNINA