Les espionnes à Paris : la vérité sur Mata-Hari, Marguerite Francillard, la femme du cimetière, les marraines, une grande vedette parisienne, la mort de Marussia

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Massard, Émile, 1857-1932

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Les espionnes à Paris" by Émile Massard is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book aims to explore the lives and roles of female spies during wartime, focusing particularly on the infamous Mata-Hari. It seeks to demystify the legend surrounding her story and presents a detailed examination of espionage activities in Paris, illustrating the complexities and dangers faced by those involved. The opening of the text introduces readers to the context of Mata-Hari, revealing the fascination and sensationalism that surrounded her life and death. Massard discusses her background as a successful dancer, her romantic involvements with influential men, and her dual life as a spy for Germany during World War I. He emphasizes the misconceptions that have clouded her legacy, aiming to challenge the romanticized views of her as a tragic heroine and instead portray her as a manipulative figure whose betrayals had severe consequences for many soldiers in combat. This sets the stage for a thorough exploration of her activities and the broader implications of espionage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Laurent Vogel, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2020-04-02