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We've had information that a man called Constantine Andreadi is on his way from
Constantinople with certain documents that we want to get hold of . He's a Greek .
He's an gent of Enver Pasha and Enver has great confidence in him .
We've had information that a man called Constantine Andreadi is on his way from
Constantinople with certain documents that we want to get hold of . He's a Greek .
He's an gent of Enver Pasha and Enver has great confidence in him .
Page 213
She called herself Rose Auburn , but what her real name was few knew . She
had gone to Paris originally as one of a troupe of dancers , called the Glad Girls ,
who performed at the Moulin Rouge , but her astonishing beauty had soon
caused ...
She called herself Rose Auburn , but what her real name was few knew . She
had gone to Paris originally as one of a troupe of dancers , called the Glad Girls ,
who performed at the Moulin Rouge , but her astonishing beauty had soon
caused ...
Page 272
In these stories no more than the barest suggestion has been made that
Ashenden was capable on occasions of the passion ironically called tender . The
specialists in this matter , those charming creatures who make a business of what
...
In these stories no more than the barest suggestion has been made that
Ashenden was capable on occasions of the passion ironically called tender . The
specialists in this matter , those charming creatures who make a business of what
...
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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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| 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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