# The Honourable Schoolboy

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- Book: [The Honourable Schoolboy](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-le-carre/the-honourable-schoolboy) ([The Honourable Schoolboy.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-le-carre/the-honourable-schoolboy.md))
- Authors: [John le Carré](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-le-carre)
- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-02-4132-235-2
- Pages: 688
- Published: 2018-09-27
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

It is a beleaguered and betrayed Secret Service that has been put in the care of George Smiley. A mole has been uncovered at the organisation's highest levels - and its agents across the world put in grave danger. But untangling the traitor's web gives Smiley a chance to attack his Russian counterpart, Karla. And part-time spy Jerry Westerby is the weapon at Smiley's disposal. The Honourable Schoolboy is remarkable and thrilling, one of three books (together with Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Smiley's People ) to feature the legendary clash between Smiley and Karla, two brilliant spymasters on opposite sides of the Cold War.