A Spy of Napoleon
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A Spy of Napoleon is a 1934 historical novel by the British writer Baroness Emmuska Orczy.[1] An illegitimate daughter of Louis Napoleon is taken on as an agent by Napoleon III, ruler of France, who wishes her to marry into and spy on the aristocracy who he suspects of wanting to overthrow him. Her lover, meanwhile, is sent to Switzerland to infiltrate revolutionaries there.
Adaptation
In 1936 it was made into a film Spy of Napoleon starring Richard Barthelmess, Dolly Haas and James Carew.[2][3]
References
- ^ "A Spy of Napoleon by Baroness Orczy". Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
- ^ "Spy of Napoleon (1936) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Baroness Emmuska Orczy (1865–1947)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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