Rake's Progress
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Denis Rake
Binding: Hardback
Published: Leslie Frewin, London, 1968
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards in good condition. Light foxing on book block and endpapers.
Denis Rake’s Rake’s Progress presents a gripping autobiographical account within the espionage and wartime memoir genre, chronicling the author’s harrowing journey as a British SOE agent during World War II. Rake recounts his covert operations in occupied France, his capture and torture by the Gestapo, and his resilience under extreme duress. The narrative illustrates not only the brutal realities of clandestine warfare but also Rake’s personal struggle with identity, including his experiences as a gay man in a deeply repressive era. With unflinching candor, he exposes the psychological toll of espionage and the moral ambiguities of resistance work. This volume stands as a rare and courageous testimony, commanding attention for its historical significance and emotional intensity.
Author: Denis Rake
Binding: Hardback
Published: Leslie Frewin, London, 1968
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards in good condition. Light foxing on book block and endpapers.
Denis Rake’s Rake’s Progress presents a gripping autobiographical account within the espionage and wartime memoir genre, chronicling the author’s harrowing journey as a British SOE agent during World War II. Rake recounts his covert operations in occupied France, his capture and torture by the Gestapo, and his resilience under extreme duress. The narrative illustrates not only the brutal realities of clandestine warfare but also Rake’s personal struggle with identity, including his experiences as a gay man in a deeply repressive era. With unflinching candor, he exposes the psychological toll of espionage and the moral ambiguities of resistance work. This volume stands as a rare and courageous testimony, commanding attention for its historical significance and emotional intensity.