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The fatal lover : Mata Hari and the myth of women in espionage Author : Julie Wheelwright Summary : This biography of Mata Hari, the Dutch hat-maker's daughter who was executed in World War I, offers an introduction to the world of espionage, together with insights into the nature of treachery, patriotic hysteria and the perpetuation of the idea of the seductive and dangerous temptress.
Jun 25, 1992 · 3.27. 15 ratings4 reviews. More than 70 years after her death, Mata Hari is still a household name throughout the Western world. This is a biography of the Dutch hat-maker's daughter who was executed for espionage after a secret trial during the darkest days of World War I. It examines the myths and fantasies that have grown up around the woman ...
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- Early Years
- British Suspicions
- French Actions
Born in the Netherlands in 1876, her father’s business failed when she was 13, and her mother died less than two years later. At 18 she made an improvident marriage to Captain Rudolph MacLeod, a Dutch Army officer of Scottish descent. When the marriage broke up in 1902 she moved to Paris and started a career as an exotic oriental dancer. By 1914 he...
Travelling into or out of a country in the war zone was not straight forward. It required the correct permits, and meant transiting through Switzerland, Britain or war-torn Belgium. In December 1915, when returning to France from Holland, Mata Hari was detained and questioned by British police. They searched her belongings, but found nothing incrim...
The British informed the French of their concerns. Captain Georges Ladoux, the Head of the French Intelligence Bureau, decided to test her and asked her to spy for France. She agreed but demanded a million francs in return, enough for her to stop working and marry her Russian lover, Captain Vladimir de Masloff. She targeted the German Military Atta...
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