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America's Mata Hari? The Double Life of Esther Reed
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
The Parallels Between Esther and Mata Hari
There are some interesting parallels. Both Esther and Margarita Zella, who was then dubbed Mata Hari, were basically trying to get away from bad home situations. She started taking on names that weren't hers. And so she ends up taking on the name of a young woman who she thought was deceased and forgotten. But it turns out that there is this detective character who's actively looking for her.
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