Spy
Chapter 1 of 37 James Fenimore Cooper
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- Running time
- 16 h 44 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Anita Roy Dobbs, Ben Douglas, Betsie Bush, Caroline Morse, Chip and 9 others
Chapters
About this recording
James Fenimore Cooper's second novel, The Spy (1821), is based on Sir Walter Scott's Waverly series, and tells an adventure tale about the American Revolution. The protagonist is Harvey Birch, a supposed loyalist who actually is a spy for George Washington, disguised as 'Mr Harper.' The book brought Cooper fame and wealth, and is regarded as the first great success in American fiction.
(Summary by Gord MacKenzie)