Frenzied Fiction

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Frenzied Fiction

by Stephen Leacock

EN·~4 hours·21 chapters

Chapters

21 total

I. My Revelations as a Spy

17:19

II. Father Knickerbocker: A Fantasy

21:02

III. The Prophet in Our Midst

9:18

IV. Personal Adventures in the Spirit World

17:56

V. The Sorrows of a Summer Guest

20:09

VI. To Nature and Back Again

17:10

VII. The Cave-Man as He is

14:24

I. WITH A EUROPEAN PRINCE - With any European Prince, travelling in America

8:17

II. WITH OUR GREATEST ACTOR

8:40

III WITH OUR GREATEST SCIENTIST - As seen in any of our College Laboratories

9:47

Description

A veteran operative steps out of the shadows to explain what it truly means to be a spy. He treats the very word as a source of shivers, yet glides through hotels, cities, and societies with a casual confidence that borders on the absurd. His prose blends dry military precision with whimsical asides, turning clandestine protocols into dark comedy. From secret codes that instantly secure a New York hotel room to the anonymity that defines his existence, the narrator invites listeners into a world where any passerby could be an agent.

He recounts a recent episode in a bustling hotel lobby, where a whispered phrase secures a room in an instant and a sudden fainting spell reveals the presence of a notorious Russian operative. A casual stroll past a stranger in a straw hat turns an ordinary street scene into a covert alert. As the tale unfolds, listeners can expect a cascade of daring missions, cryptic codes, and the unsettling humor that only a seasoned spy can deliver.

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Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (262K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Gardner Buchanan, and David Widger

Release date

2005-07-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Stephen Leacock

Stephen Leacock

1869–1944

Best known for turning small-town life, politics, and everyday vanity into sharp, warm comedy, this Canadian humorist was one of the most widely read comic writers in the English-speaking world in the early 20th century.

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