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Henry Hemming

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in London, The United Kingdom

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History, Nonfiction, Crime

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Henry Hemming is the author of 7 works of non-fiction including the New York Times bestseller 'The Ingenious Mr Pyke', and the Sunday Times bestseller 'M'. He has written for publications including The Washington Post, The Sunday Times, The Economist and The Times, and lives in London with his wife and children. ...more

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I'm reading Agent M. I love the rich sub-plot and cameo characters, but I still get the impression that Maxwell Knight, as the main character, remains shadowy. How much do you believe that he was the model for Ian Fleming's 'M' and Jack Brotherhood in John le Carre's A Perfect Spy?

Henry Hemming Hi Rob, sorry not to get back to you sooner. Really glad you're enjoying Agent M! I think Knight was one of the inspirations for Fleming's 'M', and th…moreHi Rob, sorry not to get back to you sooner. Really glad you're enjoying Agent M! I think Knight was one of the inspirations for Fleming's 'M', and that Fleming would have heard of the legendary 'M' working in MI5, but I'd argue that the main inspiration in terms of characteristics is John Godfrey, Fleming's boss at NI. Jack Brotherhood is easier to identify as being based on Knight, and if you want to know more about this I'd heartily recommend reading Adam Sisman's excellent biography of John Le Carre, in which he explores this in more depth. Thanks for your questions, H(less)

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Henry Hemming I'm working on a biography of a man roughly the same age as Pyke but one who could not have been any more different in outlook and temperament. Like '…moreI'm working on a biography of a man roughly the same age as Pyke but one who could not have been any more different in outlook and temperament. Like 'The Ingenious Mr Pyke' it will be a blend of espionage, war and English eccentricity.(less)

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Average rating: 4.06 · 4,054 ratings · 485 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Four Shots in the Night: A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland 4.29 avg rating — 1,850 ratings — published 2024 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Agent M: The Lives and Spies of MI5's Maxwell Knight 3.91 avg rating — 835 ratings — published 2017 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Agents of Influence: A British Plot, a Canadian Spy, and the Secret Effort to Bring America into World War II 4.22 avg rating — 545 ratings — published 2019 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ingenious Mr Pyke: Inventor, Fugitive, Spy 3.59 avg rating — 507 ratings — published 2014 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Misadventure in the Middle East: Travels as a Tramp, Artist and Spy 3.62 avg rating — 242 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Search of the English Eccentric: A Journey 3.47 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Together: How Small Groups Achieve Big Things 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abdulnasser Gharem: Art of Survival by Henry Hemming (Goodreads Author), Stephen Stapleton (Editor) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Off Screen: Four Young Artists in the Middle East by Al Braithwaite, Henry Hemming (Goodreads Author), Stephen Stapleton it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Edge of Arabia: Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia by Henry Hemming (Goodreads Author), Venetia Porter liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Agents of Influence - out today

A sentence I've been longing to write for several years now: My new book 'Agents of Influence' is out today.
It's the true story of the secret British effort to bring the United States into the Second World War, and the unlikely Canadian at the heart of it.
Or, to put it in more familiar newsy terms: it’s about how the British used ‘fake news’ during 1941 to help shift American public opinion, and i Read more of this blog post »

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Published on October 08, 2019 07:41 • Tags: bill-donovan, fake-news, influence-campaign, roosevelt, william-stephenson, world-war-two

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