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British Intelligence and the Fenians : 1855-1880 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kennedy, Padraic C.
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Pres, an imprint of Boydell & Brewer, 2024.
Series:History of British intelligence.
Subjects:
Espionage > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Fenians.
Intelligence service > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Phoenix Flame: Intelligence before the Onset of Fenian Fever
  • 2. "The long toleration of the idiotic folly of mischievous seditionists"
  • 3. "This has been done by officers & gentlemen!"
  • 4. "Their proceedings all over the world require constant watching ..."
  • 5. "The most loathsome necessities of government"
  • 6. "Our friend": Esther Johnston and the Fenian Panic in Britain
  • 7 A "Separate and Secret Organization"
  • 8. "A special branch of the office to register all that passed"
  • 9. "Even now ... it seems to me to be of great importance to keep an eye on it"
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index