Mata Hari

Posted by Joseph Howse.
First posted on 29 September 2009. Last updated on 10 January 2011.
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"You only live twice" is one of the great catchphrases of spy fiction. The same maxim seems well suited to the fate of the Dutch-Frisian historical spy Mata Hari. She is perennially reinvented as a femme fatale in screenplays, books, and even video games. Yet, in reality, Mata Hari was a relatively powerless commoner—a dancer, a courtesan, and just briefly a spy—who was tried for treason and…

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