Secret History of To-day: Being Revelations of a Diplomatic Spy

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Secret History of To-day: Being Revelations of a Diplomatic Spy

by Allen Upward

EN·~6 hours·15 chapters

Chapters

15 total

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE

0:56

Secret History ofTo-Day

0:44

ILLUSTRATIONS

3:43

I THE TELEGRAM WHICH BEGAN THE BOER WAR

37:29

II THE BLOWING UP OF THE MAINE

30:48

III THE MYSTERY OF CAPTAIN DREYFUS

44:31

IV WHAT WAS BEHIND THE TSAR’S PEACE RESCRIPT

38:13

V WHO REALLY KILLED KING HUMBERT OF ITALY?

32:28

VI THE PERIL OF NORWAY

30:10

VII THE RUSE OF THE DOWAGER EMPRESS

27:14

Description

Step into the shadowy corridors of early‑twentieth‑century diplomacy, where a lone operative slips between empires, bearing witness to the hidden motives that steer history’s most dramatic moments. The narrator’s keen eye captures the glittering pageantry of monarchs and the whispered conspiracies that pulse beneath grand ceremonies, offering a rare, first‑hand perspective on the personalities who shaped the world stage.

From the telegram that ignited the Boer War to the mysterious explosion of the Maine, the book unravels the clandestine forces behind headline events. Each chapter reads like a confidential report, blending vivid dialogue with the tension of secret meetings, forged documents, and daring confrontations. The narrative’s brisk pace and vivid detail invite listeners to feel the pulse of intrigue, making the past come alive as a series of compelling, unrevealed episodes that hint at the fragile balance of power.

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Language

en

Duration

~6 hours (382K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

D A Alexander, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by University of California libraries)

Release date

2021-08-30

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Allen Upward

Allen Upward

1863–1926

A restless, wide-ranging literary figure, he moved between poetry, fiction, law, politics, and teaching. Best remembered today for his early modernist connections, he also brought a sharp, independent mind to debates about nationalism, religion, and society.

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