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THE UNION SPY; Famous as author of Moll Flanders and Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe also led a dangerous double life as a secret agent in Scotland, playing a vital role in shaping her political destiny.

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From: The Daily Mail (London, England)
Date: 20070428
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Byline: JEREMY HODGES

THE name was Defoe, Daniel Defoe... On Her Majesty's Secret Service, working deep within Scotland during the momentous events that brought two proud nations together in an Act of Union. Nobody in strife-torn Edinburgh suspected he was a spy for the English government, let alone the future author of Robinson Crusoe or Moll Flanders.

When Defoe arrived in the capital at the end of 1706, it was a city in uproar, with Scottish nationalists rioting on the streets as political leaders thrashed out the terms under which a near-bankrupt Scotland would ...

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