My Adventures as a Spy is an autobiographical account of Recounts Baden-Powell which describes his escapades as a spy in British military secret service and sheds some light on the art of spying. Baden-Powell lists different types of spies and offers a rudimentary course in scouting and spying, with a handful of insights.

Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941) was a British Army officer, writer, author of Scouting for Boys and first Chief Scout of The Boy Scouts Association. Baden-Powell was regarded as an excellent storyteller. After having published Scouting for Boys, Baden-Powell kept on writing more handbooks and educative materials for all Scouts, as well as directives for Scout Leaders.