Ashenden: Or, The British Agent |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 24
Page 35
He felt rather than knew that the Prince was an able and astute man . It was
possible that after he left them the Prince would tell the other two that they were
wasting their time and there was nothing to be done with Ashenden . Soon after ...
He felt rather than knew that the Prince was an able and astute man . It was
possible that after he left them the Prince would tell the other two that they were
wasting their time and there was nothing to be done with Ashenden . Soon after ...
Page 272
He was an able man and had supported himself for thirty years by the activity of a
restless pen and had even made himself a distinguished position in English
letters . When Anastasia Alexandrovna reached a suitable age she married
Vladimir ...
He was an able man and had supported himself for thirty years by the activity of a
restless pen and had even made himself a distinguished position in English
letters . When Anastasia Alexandrovna reached a suitable age she married
Vladimir ...
Page 284
It might be that they would be able to help him , in a way Vladimir Semenovich
owed him his life , and he made up his mind to write to Anastasia Alexandrovna
to ask if he might come to see her . When Ashenden went down to lunch he felt ...
It might be that they would be able to help him , in a way Vladimir Semenovich
owed him his life , and he made up his mind to write to Anastasia Alexandrovna
to ask if he might come to see her . When Ashenden went down to lunch he felt ...
What people are saying - Write a review
User ratings
| 5 stars |
| ||
| 4 stars |
| ||
| 3 stars |
| ||
| 2 stars |
| ||
| 1 star |
|
LibraryThing Review
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
LibraryThing Review
User Review - jimgysin - LibraryThingIt's easy to see why this one is considered an archetype of espionage fiction. The fact that the book was first published back in the late 1920s means that some of the dialogue and narrative will ... Read full review
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
able agent Anastasia Alexandrovna answer appeared arrived Ashenden asked asked Ashenden attention called Caypor chance course dinner don't door England English everything eyes face fact feeling fellow felt France gave Geneva German give Hairless Mexican hand Harrington head heard heart hour interest Italy keep knew known leave letter light lived looked manner matter mean mind minutes Miss morning never night notion once opened Paris passed perhaps person play possible round Russian secret seemed seen sent shoulders side sitting smile station stood stopped story street suggested sure Swiss taken talk tell thing thought told took train travelling turned voice wait walked watched wife wish woman women wondered write
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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |