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I have written all this in order to impress upon the reader that this book is a work
of fiction , though I should say not much more so than several of the books on the
same subject that have appeared during the last few years and that purport to be
...
I have written all this in order to impress upon the reader that this book is a work
of fiction , though I should say not much more so than several of the books on the
same subject that have appeared during the last few years and that purport to be
...
Page 31
Her appearance was so grotesque that it created consternation rather than
amusement . People turned in the street and stared at her with open mouths .
Ashenden was told that Miss King had not been to England since she was first
engaged ...
Her appearance was so grotesque that it created consternation rather than
amusement . People turned in the street and stared at her with open mouths .
Ashenden was told that Miss King had not been to England since she was first
engaged ...
Page 84
He wanted to change his appearance . Oh , he's cunning . I admire the Germans ,
they leave nothing to chance , he's got his whole story pat , but I'll tell you that in a
minute . " " By the way , you've changed your appearance too . ” “ Ah , yes ...
He wanted to change his appearance . Oh , he's cunning . I admire the Germans ,
they leave nothing to chance , he's got his whole story pat , but I'll tell you that in a
minute . " " By the way , you've changed your appearance too . ” “ Ah , yes ...
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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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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
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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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