Illustrated with 30+ historical paintings, maps and illustrations from the Revolutionary War era and from the 1800s (including Major Andre's sketch of himself shortly before his execution for spying). Includes interesting historical details from research about major military leaders and spies in the War for Independence. Author Alastair Gray has enhanced this with a new introduction, author biography and afterword about Cooper that places this important book in its historical context as key works for both spy fiction and American literature. We bring you this Suspense Classics edition of The Spy —James Fenimore Cooper’s famous novel published in 1821. This was the first major fiction novel on espionage ever written and published in America. So popular was this book that Cooper published multiple editions with changes and footnotes as The Spy met with worldwide acclaim. It was also translated in multiple languages. The tale’s characters include George Washington (the first U.S. spymaster) as well as Major John Andre (a British officer hanged as a spy after collaborating with the infamous Benedict Arnold). This edition has been carefully edited to preserve the author’s original work. For reader convenience, other changes in our edition include added chapter titles, introduction and footnotes placed in the back of the book, and source descriptions for Cooper’s added quotes at the start of each chapter. Our Suspense Classics edition of The Spy transports the reader back to the time of this tale of life, death, and intrigue during the American War of Independence.
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