Water on the Brain

Water on the Brain is a 1933 comedy spy novel by the British writer Compton Mackenzie. Based on his own experiences working for British intelligence during the First World War, Mackenzie wrote a parody of the traditional spy novel. He had recently been prosecuted under the Official Secrets Act for divulging his wartime experience.[1]

Water on the Brain
1954 (publ. Chatto & Windus)
AuthorCompton Mackenzie
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreComedy thriller
PublisherCassell
Publication date
1933
Media typePrint

References

  1. Burton p.251

Bibliography

  • Burton, Alan. Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.


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