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    The Rise of the British Spy Novel

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    The Rise of the British Spy Novel

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    The Rise of the British Spy Novel

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    Length:
    24 minutes
    Released:
    Aug 27, 2016
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    (Lucy) Death rays, invasions, and bombs, oh my! From Kipling’s “Great Game” to John Buchan’s 39 Steps, the rise of espionage in fiction mirrored British anxieties about the world and its place in it. Idealism and social criticism were often closely linked, with unlikely heroes (and sometimes heroines) being plucked from obscurity to save the day… and sometimes the world. This episode discusses how the tropes of British spy fiction were formed and transcended in the first half of the twentieth century.
    Released:
    Aug 27, 2016
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Footnoting History is a bi-weekly podcast series dedicated to overlooked, popularly unknown, and exciting stories plucked from the footnotes of history. For further reading suggestions, information about our hosts, our complete episode archive, and more visit us at FootnotingHistory.com!