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Автор: Martin Short
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      STEPHEN KNIGHT

      

       The Brotherhood

      The Secret World of the Freemasons

      With a new foreword by

      MARTIN SHORT

      

Copyright

      William Collins

      An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd. 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF

       www.harpercollins.co.uk

      This edition published by Harper Perennial 2007

      First published in Great Britain by Granada Publishing 1983

      Copyright © Stephen Knight 1983

      Foreword © Martin Short 2007

      Stephen Knight asserts the moral right

      to be identified as the author of this work

      A catalogue record for this book

      is available from the British Library

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       Dedication

      For Ma and Pa, with love

      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       Copyright

       Dedication

       Foreword by Martin Short

       Prologue

       PART ONE: WORKERS’ GUILD TO SECRET SOCIETY

       7 The Men at the Top

       8 Worshipful Masters of Conspiracy

       9 Operation Countryman

       10 The Brotherhood Misjudged

       11 Birmingham City Police

       12 Conclusion

       PART THREE: INSIDE INFORMATION

       13 The Rabbi’s Tale

       14 Five Masters and a Lewis

       15 Jobs For the Brethren?

       16 The Dissidents

       PART FOUR: THE LAW

       17 The System

       18 The Two-Edged Sword

       19 The Mason Poisoner

       20 Barristers and Judges

       21 Solicitors

       PART FIVE: POWERS TEMPORAL AND SPIRITUAL

       22 Government

       23 The Highest in the Land

       24 The City of London

       25 The Devil in Disguise?

       PART SIX: THE KGB CONNECTION