Writings of James Fenimore Cooper: The Spy (Paperback)

from lissabeth21

Concise and interesting. It's like an appetizer; I'm ready for more.

from AliceaP

It's important to remember the time period that a book was written in when delving into a work of classical literature. For example, The Spy came out in 1821 when American novelists were still focused on telling stories about their brethren over the pond. It was quite revolutionary (pun sooo inte...

from MrsLee

It has been forever since I've read this, but I remember it as gripping and fun to read. In my naive youth, I never thought about spies before the Cold War. :)

from citizencane

"The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral Ground" was first published in 1821 and was the second of Cooper's published works and his first commercial success. The action of the novel takes place in Westchester ("West Chester") County, NY in 1780 not long after the defection of Benedict Arnold to the Britis...