Agent Molière : The Life of John Cairncross, the Fifth Man of the Cambridge Spy Circle

"The Cambridge Spies continue to fascinate - but one of them, John Cairncross, has always been more of an enigma than the others. He worked alone and was driven by his hostility to Fascism rather than to the promotion of Communism. During his war-time work at Bletchley Park, he passed documents to the Soviets which went on to influence the Battle of Kursk. Now, Geoff Andrews has access to the Cairncross papers and secrets, and has spoken to friends, relatives and former colleagues. A complex individual emerges - a scholar as well as a spy - whose motivations have often been misunderstood. After his resignation from the Civil Service, Cairncross moved to Italy and here he rebuilt his life as a foreign correspondent, editor and university professor. This gave him new circles and friendships - which included the writer Graham Greene - while he always lived with the fear that his earlier espionage would come to light. The full account of Cairncross's spying, his confession and his dramatic public exposure as the 'fifth man' will be told here for the first time, while also unveiling the story of his post-espionage life."-- Provided by publisher Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgements Note on sources Prologue: The chase Chapter 1: A Scottish education Chapter 2: From Glasgow to Germany Chapter 3: A political awakening Chapter 4: Cambridge Chapter 5: The Foreign Office Chapter 6: Agent Molière Chapter 7: Appeasement Chapter 8: A political career begins Chapter 9: Bletchley Park Chapter 10: Enter Graham Greene Chapter 11: Cold War and resignation Chapter 12: An Italian escape Chapter 13: Professor Cairncross Chapter 14: Confession and exile (again) Chapter 15: Hot autumn Chapter 16: Public exposure Chapter 17: The Fifth Man Epilogue: Fact and fiction in the life of John Cairncross Notes Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Epilogue Select Bibliography John Cairncross’s Publications Translations Index