John Cairncross was a British civil servant who became an intelligence officer and spy during the Second World War. As a Soviet double agent, he passed to the Soviet Union the raw Tunny decryptions that may have influenced the Battle of Kursk. He was alleged to be the fifth member of the Cambridge Five. He was also notable as a translator, literary scholar and writer of non-fiction.Wikipedia →
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Iphigenia, Phaedra, Athaliah
Phaedra by Jean Racine
English · Penguin · 1970
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The Cid, Cinna, The Theatrical Illusion
Le Cid by Pierre Corneille
English · Penguin · 1975
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Polyeuctus, The Liar, Nicomedia
Polyeuctus by Pierre Corneille
English · Penguin · 1980
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Andromache, Britannicus and Berenice
Andromaque by Jean Racine
English · Penguin · 1982
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