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From the author of "The Russia House" and "Smiley's People" comes a story about Smiley and the Circus. This book tells of Ned's career, his triumphs, failures and gradual rise to maturity under the watchful eye of his mentor, George Smiley. The third bestselling hardback novel of 1991 in the... read more

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LET ME CONFESS to you at once that if I had not, on the spur of the moment, picked up my pen and scribbled a note to George Smiley inviting him to address my passing-out class on the closing evening of their entry course-and had Smiley not, against all my expectations, consented-I would not be making so free to you with my heart.

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This is book 8 of 8 in George Smiley. (standard series)

Preceded by Smiley's People.

This book is in Penguin Modern Classics. (publisher edition list)

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  1. John le Carré (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton, Ltd.
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1991
ISBN: 0340552050
Page Count: 352

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