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The Secret Adversary
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First published in Great Britain by
The Bodley Head Limited 1922
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Source ISBN: 9780007590599
Ebook Edition © Jan 2015 ISBN: 9780007422777
Version: 2017-04-17
To all those who lead monotonous lives in the hope that they may experience at second-hand the delights and dangers of adventure.
Contents
CHAPTER 1: The Young Adventurers, Ltd.
CHAPTER 2: Mr Whittington’s Offer
CHAPTER 5: Mr Julius P. Hersheimmer
CHAPTER 8: The Adventures of Tommy
CHAPTER 9: Tuppence Enters Domestic Service
CHAPTER 10: Enter Sir James Peel Edgerton
CHAPTER 11: Julius Tells a Story
CHAPTER 15: Tuppence Receives a Proposal
CHAPTER 16: Further Adventures of Tommy
CHAPTER 21: Tommy Makes a Discovery
CHAPTER 23: A Race Against Time
CHAPTER 24: Julius Takes a Hand
CHAPTER 27: A Supper Party at the Savoy
It was 2 p.m. on the afternoon of May 7th, 1915. The Lusitania had been struck by two torpedoes in succession and was sinking rapidly, while the boats were being launched