Short Stories About Spies & Espionage: Tales of secrecy and intrigue long before the days of James Bond

The world since earliest times has always had spies. Information is a valuable commodity and even more so in times of war or tension. Many authors and poets have had real life incarnations as spies from Christopher Marlowe and Aphra Behn to Daniel Defoe.

But it’s a dangerous game. Working in a murky, secretive world where any trust given could be at the expense of your life.

In this volume we explore the world of the spy through the writings of many classic and well-thumbed authors includin...