Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies
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Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies

The Story of Invisible Ink from Herodotus to al-Qaeda

Kristie Macrakis

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Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies

The Story of Invisible Ink from Herodotus to al-Qaeda

Kristie Macrakis

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The first history of invisible ink revealed through thrilling stories about scoundrels and heroes and their ingenious methods for concealing messages.

Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies is a book about concealing and revealing secret communications. It is the first history of invisible writing, uncovered through stories about scoundrels and heroes. Spies were imprisoned or murdered, adultery unmasked, and battles lost because of faulty or intercepted secret communications. Yet, successfully hidden writing helped save lives, win battles, and ensure privacy; occasionally it even changed the course of history.

Kristie Macrakis combines a storyteller’s sense of drama with a historian’s respect for evidence in this page-turning history of intrigue and espionage, love and war, magic and secrecy. From the piazzas of ancient Rome to the spy capitals of the Cold War, Macrakis's global history reveals the drama and importance of invisible ink. From Ovid’s advice to use milk for illicit love notes, to John Gerard's dramatic escape from the Tower of London aided by orange juice ink messages, to al-Qaeda’s hidden instructions in pornographic movies, this book presents spellbinding stories of secret messaging that chart its evolution in sophistication and its impact on history. An appendix includes fun kitchen chemistry recipes for readers to try out at home.

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Publisher
Yale University Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9780300188257
Edition
1
Topic
Politique et relations internationales
Subtopic
Intelligence et espionnage

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. 1. The Art of Love and War
  4. 2. Intrigue and Inquisition
  5. 3. Confessing Secrets
  6. 4. Invisible Landscapes
  7. 5. Revolutionary Ink
  8. 6. Magic
  9. 7. The Secret-Ink War
  10. 8. The United States Enters the Secret-Ink War
  11. 9. Visible Nazis
  12. 10. The Mystery of the Microdot
  13. 11. Invisible Spy Catchers
  14. 12. Out in the Cold
  15. 13. Hiding in Porn Sites
  16. Epilogue
  17. Appendix: Fun Kitchen Chemistry Experiments (with Jason Lye)
  18. Notes
  19. Primary Sources
  20. Credits
  21. Acknowledgments
  22. Index
Citation styles for Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies

APA 6 Citation

Macrakis, K. (2014). Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies (1st ed.). Yale University Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/1089168/prisoners-lovers-and-spies-the-story-of-invisible-ink-from-herodotus-to-alqaeda-pdf (Original work published 2014)

Chicago Citation

Macrakis, Kristie. (2014) 2014. Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies. 1st ed. Yale University Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/1089168/prisoners-lovers-and-spies-the-story-of-invisible-ink-from-herodotus-to-alqaeda-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Macrakis, K. (2014) Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies. 1st edn. Yale University Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/1089168/prisoners-lovers-and-spies-the-story-of-invisible-ink-from-herodotus-to-alqaeda-pdf (Accessed: 14 October 2022).

MLA 7 Citation

Macrakis, Kristie. Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies. 1st ed. Yale University Press, 2014. Web. 14 Oct. 2022.