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Semi-fiction
I Was, I Am, a Spy
A secret agent’s real story, fictionized for publication but based upon actual fact
September
1
1933
P173 (CAPTAIN X)
I Was, I Am, a Spy
P173 (CAPTAIN X)
September
1
1933
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I Was, I Am, a Spy
A secret agent’s real story, fictionized for publication but based upon actual fact
September
1
1933
P173 (CAPTAIN X)
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