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Page 15
This was really an insult to the intelligence . These men were even stupider than
he thought ; but Ashenden had always a soft corner in his heart for the stupid and
now he looked upon them with a feeling of unexpected kindliness . He would ...
This was really an insult to the intelligence . These men were even stupider than
he thought ; but Ashenden had always a soft corner in his heart for the stupid and
now he looked upon them with a feeling of unexpected kindliness . He would ...
Page 78
And I loved her , I loved her ; oh , words cannot tell you the agony of desire that
burned my heart ; love like that is no pleasure ; it is pain , pain , but the exquisite
pain that transcends all pleasure . It is that heavenly anguish that the saints
speak ...
And I loved her , I loved her ; oh , words cannot tell you the agony of desire that
burned my heart ; love like that is no pleasure ; it is pain , pain , but the exquisite
pain that transcends all pleasure . It is that heavenly anguish that the saints
speak ...
Page 82
The Piazza di San Ferdinando , with its bustle , the Piazza del Plebiscito , with its
handsome church , stirred in his heart pleasant recollections . The Strada di
Chiaia was as noisy as ever . He stood at corners and looked up the narrow
alleys ...
The Piazza di San Ferdinando , with its bustle , the Piazza del Plebiscito , with its
handsome church , stirred in his heart pleasant recollections . The Strada di
Chiaia was as noisy as ever . He stood at corners and looked up the narrow
alleys ...
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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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