The Spy, James Fenimore Cooper
The Spy, James Fenimore Cooper
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The Spy
A Tale of the Neutral Ground

Author: James Fenimore Cooper

Narrator: Pete Cross

Unabridged: 15 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/19/2022

Synopsis

This historical adventure with a hint of romance takes place during the American Revolution, when a man, only known as Mr. Harper, requests shelter at The Locusts during a storm. When another unknown stranger appears in want of shelter, Mr. Harper, and the Locust family, become quite suspicious. As the battle between the Patriots and the British is fought in their midst, an internal struggle occurs in the house of one family.

About James Fenimore Cooper

James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851) was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances draw a picture of frontier and American Indian life in the early American days which created a unique form of American literature.

About Pete Cross

Pete Cross is an award-winning audiobook narrator and engineer who earned his MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. A multiple Earphones Awards winner and Audie finalist, he was nominated for a SOVAS award for his narration of Moby Dick and received the 2022 Audie Award for Ryan La Sala’s Be Dazzled and the 2023 Odyssey Award for Ryan La Sala’s The Honeys.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Henry on July 26, 2024

The neutral ground Westchester County, just north of the British held New York City, time 1780 the American Revolution is in its 5th year, but the endless conflict continues, cavalry patrols by both sides keep the blood flowing, irregulars the skinners for the U.S. and cow- boys their opposite numbe......more

Goodreads review by Werner on February 24, 2018

My current reading of The Deerslayer has turned my attention to works by Cooper that I've read already, a couple of which I haven't reviewed here before now. Published in 1821, The Spy was only Cooper's second novel, and the first to be much a literary success; set mainly during the Revolutionary Wa......more

Goodreads review by Yibbie on November 21, 2020

I don’t think I’ve ever read a book that has surprised me more. I don’t know how many times I thought I had it figured out and he would spring some completely unique twist on me. Cooper has a wonderful way of setting up stock situations and shocking you with energetic solutions. Then the characters......more

Goodreads review by Gabriellyn on August 22, 2017

What an amazing story. A beautiful testament to the life of the man who was Harvey Birch. (RTC, maybe.)......more

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