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He accompanied himself on an accordion . The train waited on and he sang song
after song . I could not understand his words , but through his singing , wild and
melancholy , I seemed to hear the cry of the oppressed : I felt the lonely steppes ...
He accompanied himself on an accordion . The train waited on and he sang song
after song . I could not understand his words , but through his singing , wild and
melancholy , I seemed to hear the cry of the oppressed : I felt the lonely steppes ...
Page 97
It was a moment of apprehension and the soul for an instant was anxious ; it was
as though , inherited down the years in their countless millions , it felt a witless
fear that perhaps another day would not break . But they entered the station and ...
It was a moment of apprehension and the soul for an instant was anxious ; it was
as though , inherited down the years in their countless millions , it felt a witless
fear that perhaps another day would not break . But they entered the station and ...
Page 233
Or, The British Agent William Somerset Maugham. back to the other room where
there was a comfortable sofa . It was quite plain now that the story he was telling
was about himself and Ashenden felt a certain indelicacy in the man's stripping ...
Or, The British Agent William Somerset Maugham. back to the other room where
there was a comfortable sofa . It was quite plain now that the story he was telling
was about himself and Ashenden felt a certain indelicacy in the man's stripping ...
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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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