The Spy
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James Fenimore Cooper
(4,255 Sterne; 102 Bewertungen)
James Fenimore Cooper's second novel, The Spy (1821), is based on Sir Walter Scott's Waverly series, and tells an adventure tale about the American Revolution. The protagonist is Harvey Birch, a supposed loyalist who actually is a spy for George Washington, disguised as 'Mr Harper.' The book brought Cooper fame and wealth, and is regarded as the first great success in American fiction.
(Summary by Gord MacKenzie) (16 hr 44 min)
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Bewertungen
(2 Sterne)
Too many readers, lost the context of the book as a result
waste of my time
justina1134/bookworm
(1 Sterne)
this book has a terrible writing style way to hard to understand what is going on through most of the story >:(
A little hard to follow…
LexiBlossom
(3,5 Sterne)
This might be an excellent book for a single reader to take on someday and make a second version. The reason is, this book is a bit hard to follow with the voice and sound quality changes. That being said, thank you narrators for you time- I greatly appreciate all you do. Your volunteer readings give me hours of pleasure. As for the actual book, it’s a bit melodramatic in sections—-swooning females, death bed revelations, a dastardly bridegroom. I wanted to tell a few of the woman to “pull yourself together!” Lol. Worth a listen to if you want to say you’ve read some Fenimore Cooper.
Delightful
shavon
(5 Sterne)
I love James Fenimore Cooper; his style of writing suits me well. I think Sam Clemens was just a little jealous when he wrote that book about his errors. Some write like a patchwork comforter (Mark Twain), others like a lace doile (Cooper). Both are enjoyable. And the whole historical aspect was wonderful.
Interesting read
null
(4 Sterne)
The story may not be riveting but it gives an interesting glimpse into the complex political stituation of the American war of Independence. The majority of the readers are very good. You may want to get used to the word "female" being employed to designate women and girls...
Grace
(2 Sterne)
a story about a double agent whose boss wants him executed that refuses a pitiful pay and then hides from society as a penniless tramp. As if governments just use their momentary hero's then promptly cast them out with a soul full post trauma?
excellent book!
Jeff Erickson
(4 Sterne)
variation in readers did make some of it hard to follow from chapter to chapter, but this is still a suspenseful, engaging, and riveting listen.
Unknown
(0,5 Sterne)
The reading style of the readers what is slow and disturbing. Could not get past chapter 2. I wish the book had better readers