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Page 168
I'm English through and through and I don't mind telling you that in my opinion the
British Empire is the greatest instrument for good that the world has ever seen ,
but having a German wife I naturally see a good deal of the reverse of the medal
...
I'm English through and through and I don't mind telling you that in my opinion the
British Empire is the greatest instrument for good that the world has ever seen ,
but having a German wife I naturally see a good deal of the reverse of the medal
...
Page 175
It behoved him to be frank , a trifle indiscreet , but obviously wary of a German
woman , sufficiently intelligent , and impulsive . Mrs. Caypor's face was dark and
sulky . She plainly hated having anything to do with him . But they sat down and
she ...
It behoved him to be frank , a trifle indiscreet , but obviously wary of a German
woman , sufficiently intelligent , and impulsive . Mrs. Caypor's face was dark and
sulky . She plainly hated having anything to do with him . But they sat down and
she ...
Page 176
... but disinterested , and obsessed with the notion of the superiority of all things
German , she loathed England with a virulent hatred because in that country she
saw the chief obstacle to their diffusion . Her ideal was a German world in which ...
... but disinterested , and obsessed with the notion of the superiority of all things
German , she loathed England with a virulent hatred because in that country she
saw the chief obstacle to their diffusion . Her ideal was a German world in which ...
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User Review - lamour - LibraryThingThis is volume three of Maugham's collected short stories. In this volume he has put his stories that have the same protagonist, Ashendan who is recruited to move to Switzerland where he will be a ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Ashenden: Or, The British Agent Volume 5 of The collected edition of the works of W. Somerset Maugham, 5, William Somerset Maugham |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Publisher | Heinemann, 1961 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 1 May 2009 |
| Length | 304 pages |
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