Ashenden: Or, The British Agent |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 83
Page 1
As he was about to leave this officer came up to him and asked : “ I say , I wonder
if you'd mind coming to see me . I'd rather like to have a chat with “ Certainly , ”
said Ashenden . “ Whenever you like . ” “ What about to - morrow at eleven ?
As he was about to leave this officer came up to him and asked : “ I say , I wonder
if you'd mind coming to see me . I'd rather like to have a chat with “ Certainly , ”
said Ashenden . “ Whenever you like . ” “ What about to - morrow at eleven ?
Page 41
When the night - porter fetched me and I went into her room I asked where his
highness was and she cried with all her strength : no , no . " “ She could talk then
? " “ Yes , after a fashion , but the thing that surprised me was that she spoke in ...
When the night - porter fetched me and I went into her room I asked where his
highness was and she cried with all her strength : no , no . " “ She could talk then
? " “ Yes , after a fashion , but the thing that surprised me was that she spoke in ...
Page 133
She's asked him to meet her on the road that leads to Evian at ten o'clock to -
night so that they can talk of it again , and she's given him to understand that she
will not repulse too fiercely the advances of a lover . I have told him to do what he
...
She's asked him to meet her on the road that leads to Evian at ten o'clock to -
night so that they can talk of it again , and she's given him to understand that she
will not repulse too fiercely the advances of a lover . I have told him to do what he
...
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 |