A Spy Amongst Us – Daniel Defoe`s Secret Service and the Plot to End Scottish Independence - Marc Mierowsky

The true story of Daniel Defoe and the dirty tricks which helped bring Scotland into union with England  In 1706, Edinburgh was on the brink of a popular uprising. Men and women took to the streets to protest the planned union with England, fearing the end of Scottish sovereignty. But unbeknownst to the mob, a spy was in their midst—the English writer Daniel Defoe, now bankrupt and thrice pilloried, had turned a government agent.  Marc Mierowsky tells the dramatic story of Defoe and his fellow... Zobrazit více