The Spy by James Fenimore Cooper published by Grosset & Dunlop, N.Y., (No Date, probably c. 1920s/ 30s) [Hardcover] James Fenimore Cooper

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The Spy: a Tale of the Neutral Ground was James Fenimore Cooper’s second novel, published in 1821. This was the earliest United States novel to win wide and permanent fame and may be said to have begun the type of romance which dominated U.S. fiction for 30 years. The action takes place during the American Revolution. The share of historical fact in the story is not large, but the action takes place so near to great events that the characters are all invested with something of the dusky light of heroes, while George Washington moves among them like an unsuspected god. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of American literature.