A Spy of Napoleon

First edition
(publ. Hodder & Stoughton)

A Spy of Napoleon is a 1934 historical novel by the British writer Baroness Emmuska Orczy.^[1] An illegitimate daughter of Louis Napoleon is taken on as an agent by Napoleon III, ruler of France, who wishes her to marry into and spy on the aristocracy who he suspects of wanting to overthrow him. Her lover, meanwhile, is sent to Switzerland to infiltrate revolutionaries there.

Adaptation[]

In 1936 it was made into a film Spy of Napoleon starring Richard Barthelmess, Dolly Haas and James Carew.^[2]^[3]

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2009-08-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Spy of Napoleon (1936) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
^ "Baroness Emmuska Orczy (1865–1947)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-12-14.

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2009-08-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Spy of Napoleon (1936) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2016-12-14.

[3] "Baroness Emmuska Orczy (1865–1947)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-12-14.

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