A Tangled Web

Mata Hari: Dancer, Courtesan, Spy

Mary Craig

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HISTORY PRESS
01 February 2019

Biography; Biography: historical, political & military; Military history; First World War; Espionage & secret services

In this new biography, published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of her execution, Mata Hari is revealed in all of her flawed eccentricity; a woman whose adult life was a fantastical web of lies and half-truths. Following a bitter divorce and the death of a young son, Hari reinvented herself as an exotic dancer in Paris, before finally taking up the life of a courtesan. She could have remained a half-forgotten member of France's grande horizontale were it not for the First World War and her disastrous decision to become embroiled in espionage. What happened next was part farce and part tragedy that ended in her execution in October 1917. Recruited by both the Germans and the French as a spy, Hari codenamed H 21 was also almost recruited by the Russians. But the harmless fantasies and lies she had told on stage had become part of the deadly game of agents and foreign agents during wartime. Struggling with the huge cost of war, the French authorities needed to catch a spy. Mata Hari, the dancer, the courtesan, the fantasist, became the prize catch. AUTHOR: Mary W. Craig is a previous Carnegie scholar of the University of Glasgow where she gained a MLItt in history. She is a working historian specialising in the history of central Europe between 1848 and 1933. She also works as a community archivist involved in the creation of archival systems that protect original historical materials while increasing their accessibility to researchers and the general public. SELLING POINTS: . The first biography of Mata Hari in over a decade, and the first to draw on MI5 and Metropolitan archives . The first biography of Hari to explore the involvement of MI5 in her capture . Corrects some of the common misconceptions and errors about Mata Hari . Original research into all of Mata Hari's life from her childhood to her death 20 b/w illustrations

By: Mary Craig
Imprint: HISTORY PRESS
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9780750989190
ISBN 10: 075098919X
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 February 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

MARY W. CRAIG is a previous Carnegie scholar of the University of Glasgow where she gained an MLitt in history. She is a working historian specialising in the history of central Europe between 1848 and 1933. She also works as a community archivist involved in the creation of archival systems that protect original historical materials whilst increasing their accessibility to researchers and the general public.

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A Tangled Web

Mata Hari: Dancer, Courtesan, Spy

Mary Craig

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