Memoirs of a British Agent
Title | Memoirs of a British Agent PDF eBook |
Author | R. H. Bruce Lockhart |
Publisher | Frontline Books |
Pages | 377 |
Release | 2011-04-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1848326297 |
When first published in 1932, this memoir was an immediate classic, both as a unique eyewitness account of Revolutionary Russia and as one mans story of struggle, and tragedy set against the background of great events. Aged 25, Lockhart became the British Vice-Consul to Moscow in 1912. With revolution in the air, it was dangerous, decadent posting. The 'Boy Ambassador' became an eyewitness to pivotal events and in 1918 was charged with establishing a diplomatic understanding with the Bolsheviks, to ensure that Russia remained in the war against Germany. It was a precarious mission: Whitehall could not be seen support revolutionaries; Lockhart grew wary of his masters secret machinations; while Lenin and Trotsky's cordial relations with the British agent never quite dispelled their mistrust of the nation he represented. When Lockhart met Moura Budberg, who became the great love of his life, he was in an increasingly vulnerable position. In September 1918 he would be falsely accused of a counter-revolutionary plot to overthrow the Bolsheviks, and sent to the Loubianka. His account even inspired a Hollywood movie. From his evocative descriptions of revolutionary Moscow, where the champagne flowed as the bourgeoisie trembled, to his audiences with Trotsky and his brushes with death, this is a vivid, unique memoir.
Memoirs of a British Agent
Title | Memoirs of a British Agent PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Hamilton Bruce Lockhart |
Publisher | |
Pages | 400 |
Release | 1974 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
Memoirs of a British Agent
Title | Memoirs of a British Agent PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Hamilton Bruce Lockhart |
Publisher | |
Pages | 377 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY |
ISBN | 9781783836987 |
When first published in 1932, this memoir was an immediate classic, both as a unique eyewitness account of Revolutionary Russia and as one man's story of struggle, and tragedy set against the background of great events.Aged 25, Lockhart became the British Vice-Consul to Moscow in 1912. With revolution in the air, it was dangerous, decadent posting. The 'Boy Ambassador' became an eyewitness to pivotal events and in 1918 was charged with establishing a diplomatic understanding with the Bolsheviks, to ensure that Russia remained in the war against Germany. It was a precarious mission: Whitehall c
British Agent
Title | British Agent PDF eBook |
Author | R. H. Bruce Lockhart |
Publisher | |
Pages | 384 |
Release | 1933 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Confessions of a British Spy
Title | Confessions of a British Spy PDF eBook |
Author | Mr. Hempher |
Publisher | |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2015-02-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781910220153 |
Hempher, only one of the thousands of male and female agents employed and sent forth to all countries by this ministry, entrapped a person named Muhammad of Najd in Basra, misled him for several years, and caused him to establish the sect called Wahhabi in 1125 [1713 A.D.]. They announced this sect in 1150. Hempher is a British missioner who was assigned the task of carrying on espionage activities in Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Hidjaz and in Istanbul, the center of the (Islamic) caliphate, misleading Muslims and serving Christianity, by means of the Ministry of British Commonwealth of Nations.
Memoirs of a British Agent
Title | Memoirs of a British Agent PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Hamilton Bruce Lockhart |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1941 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Ashenden
Title | Ashenden PDF eBook |
Author | W. Somerset Maugham |
Publisher | Standard Ebooks |
Pages | 286 |
Release | 2023-01-01T20:46:22Z |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
During World War I W. Somerset Maugham, already by then an established playwright and author, was recruited to be a British intelligence agent. These stories reflect his wartime experiences in intelligence gathering. Though fictionalized, they managed to retain enough authentic elements for Winston Churchill to advise Maugham that their publication might be a violation of the Official Secrets Act, resulting in the author burning an additional 14 stories. Set in various locales across the continent, these remaining Ashenden stories are a precursor to the jet-setting spy novels of the 1950s and 1960s. Maugham is known as a master short story writer and these stories are no exception, combining wit and realism to create memorable characters in a unique and highly critical portrait of wartime espionage. Initially released to a mixed reception—with an early review by D. H. Lawrence being especially scathing—Ashenden has since been credited as an inspiration for numerous authors, including John Le Carré, Graham Greene, and Raymond Chandler. The latter in particular was especially impressed, writing in 1950, “There are no other great spy stories—none at all. I have been searching and I know.” This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.