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Page 94
Since there were not enough men to go round some of the women danced
together . The General ordered two plates of spaghetti and a bottle of Capri wine .
When the wine was brought he drank a glassful greedily and then waiting for the
...
Since there were not enough men to go round some of the women danced
together . The General ordered two plates of spaghetti and a bottle of Capri wine .
When the wine was brought he drank a glassful greedily and then waiting for the
...
Page 214
The most astonishing thing about her was that notwithstanding this feverish and
unending round of senseless debauchery she had preserved an air of virginity .
Of course she cultivated the type . She had an exquisitely graceful and slender ...
The most astonishing thing about her was that notwithstanding this feverish and
unending round of senseless debauchery she had preserved an air of virginity .
Of course she cultivated the type . She had an exquisitely graceful and slender ...
Page 226
Wanting to lose no time he went round to her house at eleven to ask her to lunch
with him , but she was out ; he sent round some flowers and later in the day
called again . She had been in , but was gone out once more . He went to see ...
Wanting to lose no time he went round to her house at eleven to ask her to lunch
with him , but she was out ; he sent round some flowers and later in the day
called again . She had been in , but was gone out once more . He went to see ...
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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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