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| Author | : Jonathan Bolton |
| Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
| Total Pages | : 229 |
| Release | : 2020-12-15 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1526148455 |
The case of the Cambridge spies has long captured the public’s attention, but perhaps never more so than in the wake of Anthony Blunt’s exposure as the fourth man in November 1979. With the Cold War intensifying, patriotism running high during the Falklands War and the AIDS crisis leading to widespread homophobia, these notorious traitors were more relevant than ever. This book explores how they were depicted in literature, television and film throughout the 1980s. Examining works by an array of distinguished writers, including Dennis Potter, Alan Bennett, Tom Stoppard and John le Carré, it sheds new light on the affair, asking why such privileged young men chose to betray their country, whether loyalty to one’s friends is more important than patriotism and whether we can really trust the intelligence services.
| Author | : Miranda Carter |
| Publisher | : Farrar Straus & Giroux |
| Total Pages | : 590 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9780374105310 |
Chronicles the life of art historian Sir Anthony Blunt, exploring his private and public personas and how he used his connections within English high society to work as a Soviet spy until he was exposed by Margaret Thatcher in 1979.
| Author | : David Canadine |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 130 |
| Release | : 2020-07-17 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780197266786 |
Through previously unpublished documents, this volume revisits the public furore 40 years ago when the British Academy chose not to expel from its Fellowship the eminent art historian, Anthony Blunt, who had been exposed as a former Soviet spy. David Cannadine portrays the main characters in this episode which rocked the academic establishment.
| Author | : Elin Hilderbrand |
| Publisher | : Little, Brown |
| Total Pages | : 386 |
| Release | : 2008-07-02 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0316032670 |
The perfect wife and mother finds the perfect temptation in this "perfect summer cocktail of sex, sun, and scandal" (Kirkus Reviews). Claire has a problem with setting limits. All her life she has taken on every responsibility, assumed every burden, granted every request. Claire wants it all—and in the eyes of her friends, she has it: a devoted husband, four beautiful children, even a successful career as an artist. So when she agrees to chair the committee for Nantucket's social event of the year, she knows she can handle it. Claire can handle anything. But when planning the gala propels her into the orbit of billionaire Lock Dixon, unexpected sparks begin to fly. Lock insists on working closely with Claire—often over a bottle of wine—and before long she can't ignore the subtle touches and lingering looks. To her surprise, she can't ignore how they make her feel, either. Claire finds the gala, her life, and herself spinning out of control. A Summer Affair captures the love, loss, and limbo of an illicit romance and unchecked passion as it takes us on a brave and breathless journey into the heart of one modern woman. "Think you know where this is going? Think again. Hilderbrand is way too smart to give away the whole story in her title." —Elisabeth Egan, New York Times
| Author | : William Boyd |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 337 |
| Release | : 2012-12-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1408835185 |
It is 1939. Eva Delectorskaya is a beautiful 28-year-old Russian émigrée living in Paris. As war breaks out she is recruited for the British Secret Service by Lucas Romer, a mysterious Englishman, and under his tutelage she learns to become the perfect spy, to mask her emotions and trust no one, including those she loves most. Since the war, Eva has carefully rebuilt her life as a typically English wife and mother. But once a spy, always a spy. Now she must complete one final assignment, and this time Eva can't do it alone: she needs her daughter's help.
| Author | : Juliet Nicolson |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 370 |
| Release | : 2013-06-06 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1408830930 |
After the recent death of George V, England has a new king, Edward VIII. But for all the confident pomp and ceremony of the accession, it is a turbulent time. When nineteen-year-old May Thomas arrives in Liverpool, her first job as secretary and chauffeuse to Sir Philip Blunt introduces her to the upper echelons of British society - and to Julian, a young man of conscience whom, despite all barriers of class, she cannot help but fall for. But hidden truths, unspoken sympathies and covert complicities are everywhere, and the threat of another world war becomes increasingly inevitable...
| Author | : Andrew Boyle |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 520 |
| Release | : 1979 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : |
Om de engelske kontraspioner Anthony Blunt, Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean, Harold Philby (Kim) og "Basil" ("the fifth man")
| Author | : Rex Stout |
| Publisher | : Crimeline |
| Total Pages | : 209 |
| Release | : 2010-07-21 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0307756297 |
If Nero Wolfe and his sidekick, Archie, would ever admit to an Achilles' heel-which they wouldn't-it would be a weakness for damsels in distress. In these three charming chillers the duo answer the call of helpless heroines with nothing to lose-except their lives. First a beautiful young Aphrodite comes to Nero looking for a hero-and the answer to the mystery of her father's death....Then an old flame of Archie's reignites with a plan that may corner him into a lifetime commitment-behind bars....And finally a detective's work is never done, as a hot tip leads the team into the sizzling center of a sexy scandal that could leave them cold-dead cold.
| Author | : Paolo de Ruggiero |
| Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
| Total Pages | : 330 |
| Release | : 2014-02-12 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1473834562 |
Mark Antony was embroiled in the tumultuous events of the mid-1st century BC, which saw the violent transformation from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire. After being defeated by Augustus he has often been characterized by hostile historians as a loyal henchman of his uncle Julius Caesar but without the guile and vision to attain greatness in his own right (hence Shakespeare casts him as a 'plain, blunt man' whom Caesar's assassins don't think it worthwhile to kill). In his infamous alliance and love affair with Cleopatra of Egypt he is also often seen as duped and manipulated by a sharper mind. Despite this there is no doubt Antony was a capable soldier. He first saw action leading a cavalry unit in Judaea, before giving valuable service to Julius Caesar in Gaul. He again served with distinction and led Caesar's right wing at the climactic battle of Pharsalus, and he was decisive in the defeat of the conspirators at Philippi which ended 100 years of Civil wars. But Paolo de Ruggiero re-assesses this pivotal figure, analyses the arguments of his many detractors, and concludes that he was much more than a simple soldier, revealing a more complex and significant man, and a decisive agent of change with a precise political vision for the Roman world.
| Author | : James Hanning |
| Publisher | : Corsair |
| Total Pages | : 420 |
| Release | : 2021-09-30 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1472155939 |
'James Hanning's book is excellent . . . The fascination of Love & Deception lies in the meticulously detailed account it gives of Philby's strange half-life in Beirut, where he was banished in 1956' Guardian Love & Deception is the extraordinary story of how Eleanor, an able, cultured American living in the espionage hot spot of 1950s Beirut, fell in love with the kindest of men. Unknown to her, that man, Kim Philby, was under suspicion by the British and US intelligence services of having secretly signed up to help the Russians fight fascism in the 1930s, and of remaining in their pay at the height of the Cold War. Despite his mysterious past, Eleanor adored and married Philby, but the strength of their love was challenged as the net steadily closed in on him. The outline of Philby's story is familiar to many, but Love & Deception breaks remarkable new ground. Through extensive research, Hanning produces an eye-opening tale of friendship, politics, love and loyalty. 'Fascinating and superbly researched' TLS 'I am always gripped by the Philby story and James Hanning succeeds in putting new flesh on this fascinating period in his double life . . . I thoroughly recommend it' Marina Hyde 'If ever there was a cautionary tale about the true costs of male privilege in the higher echelons of the British establishment - this is it' Amanda Foreman
