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100 1 _aLe Caron, Henri,
_d1841-1894
245 1 0 _aTwenty-five years in the Secret Service: The recollections of a spy
246 1 _a25 years in the Secret Service: The recollections of a spy
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-08-16
508 _aRichard Hulse, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Twenty-five Years in the Secret Service: The Recollections of a Spy" by Major Henri Le Caron is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book details the author's experiences and adventures in espionage, particularly concerning his involvement in the Irish Fenian movement during the period of the American Civil War and beyond. Through his narrative, Le Caron unfolds his dual life as a patriot and a spy, highlighting the complexities and moral weight of his role in defending his country against perceived threats. The opening of the work introduces Le Caron as he reflects on the daring task of documenting his life in the Secret Service. He expresses his commitment to truthfully recounting his experiences, without embellishment or romance, while acknowledging the challenges inherent in the writing process due to his non-literary background. Le Caron shares snippets of his early life, detailing his formative years, early ambitions, and the decisions that led him into espionage. As he recounts his early attempts at adventure and eventual alignment with patriotism, readers gain insight into his motivations and the historical context of his experiences within the Fenian organization and the geopolitical tensions of that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: William Heinemann, 1892
653 _aCanada -- History -- Fenian Invasions, 1866-1870
653 _aFenians
653 _aLe Caron, Henri, 1841-1894
653 _aIrish Americans
653 _aSecret service -- Great Britain -- Biography
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/twentyfiveyearsi00beacuoft
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68765
999 _c109569
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