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It starts a story at haphazard , generally long before the beginning , rambles on
inconsequently and tails off , leaving loose ends hanging about , without a
conclusiơn . It works up to an interesting situation , and then leaves it in the air to
follow ...
It starts a story at haphazard , generally long before the beginning , rambles on
inconsequently and tails off , leaving loose ends hanging about , without a
conclusiơn . It works up to an interesting situation , and then leaves it in the air to
follow ...
Page 127
I should like an assurance from you that you will not write any letters without my
knowledge or attempt to leave Thonon without my permission . ' She gave
Ashenden a long stare . She could not make it out at all . She looked as though
she ...
I should like an assurance from you that you will not write any letters without my
knowledge or attempt to leave Thonon without my permission . ' She gave
Ashenden a long stare . She could not make it out at all . She looked as though
she ...
Page 299
I'm not going to leave without my washing . Pour shirts , two union suits , a pair of
pyjamas , and four collars . I wash my handkerchiefs and socks in my room . I
want my washing and I'm not going to leave this hotel without it . ” “ Don't be a fool
...
I'm not going to leave without my washing . Pour shirts , two union suits , a pair of
pyjamas , and four collars . I wash my handkerchiefs and socks in my room . I
want my washing and I'm not going to leave this hotel without it . ” “ Don't be a fool
...
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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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