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In American literature, James Fenimore Cooper is a name that Americans have heard of but can't always place, when compared to the works of individuals like Edgar Allan Poe and Emerson and Thoreau. But every American comes across his work, and today he is best remembered as a... Read Full Overview

A historical adventure reminiscent of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley romances, Cooper's novel centers on Harvey Birch, a common man wrongly suspected of being a spy for the British. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the... Read Full Overview

This premium quality edition includes the complete text of James Fenimore Cooper's classic tale of the conflicts and complications brought by divided loyalties during the American Revolution in a freshly edited and newly typeset edition. With a large 7.44"x9.69" page size, this... Read Full Overview

One of the best books of all time, James Fenimore Cooper's The Spy . If you haven't read this classic already, then you're missing out - read The Spy by James Fenimore Cooper today!

The Spy: a Tale of the Neutral Ground is a novel by American writer James Fenimore Cooper. His second novel, it was published in 1821 by Wiley & Halsted. The plot is set during the American Revolution and was inspired in part by the family friend John Jay. The Spy was successful... Read Full Overview

Harry Birsch is thought to be a loyalist living in the American colonies, but when George Washington offers him money in exchange for sensitive information about the British, Harry scoffs at the idea. He exchanges the information not for the monetary gains,... Read Full Overview

As tension begins to grow in America during the revolution, Mr. Wharton, a British sympathizer, moves his family to his county estate named "The Locusts," with the intention to avoid any political conflict. Located in Westchester County, New York, the area was considered a... Read Full Overview

This premium quality large print edition includes the complete text of James Fenimore Cooper's classic tale of the conflicts and complications brought by divided loyalties during the American Revolution in a freshly edited and newly typeset edition. With a large 7.44"x9.69" page... Read Full Overview

The Spy: a Tale of the Neutral Ground is a novel by American writer James Fenimore Cooper. His second novel, it was published in 1821 by Wiley & Halsted. The plot is set during the American Revolution and was inspired in part by the family friend John Jay. The Spy was successful... Read Full Overview

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The Spy: a Tale of the Neutral Ground was James Fenimore Cooper's second novel, published in 1821 by Wiley & Halsted. This was the earliest American novel to win wide and permanent fame and may be said to have begun the... Read Full Overview

James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. He is particularly remembered as a novelist, who wrote numerous sea-stories as well as the historical romances known as the Leatherstocking Tales, featuring frontiersman Natty... Read Full Overview