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Page 45
There was an old pair , a retired Indian Civilian and his wife , to whom it seemed
more natural that she should turn . No one could be more of a stranger to her
than Ashenden . " Have you got something to say to me , Miss King ? ” He tried to
...
There was an old pair , a retired Indian Civilian and his wife , to whom it seemed
more natural that she should turn . No one could be more of a stranger to her
than Ashenden . " Have you got something to say to me , Miss King ? ” He tried to
...
Page 96
He was a monstrous , terrible figure with that blond wig and his hairless face , but
he moved with a matchless grace ; his feet were small and seemed to hold the
ground like the pads of a cat or a tiger ; his rhythm wonderful and you could not ...
He was a monstrous , terrible figure with that blond wig and his hairless face , but
he moved with a matchless grace ; his feet were small and seemed to hold the
ground like the pads of a cat or a tiger ; his rhythm wonderful and you could not ...
Page 238
Oh , he was so bored with the life he'd led hitherto , and this one seemed to him
amazing and romantic . This was reality . And that frowzy , ugly woman with the
whisky voice , she had such a splendid vitality , such a zest for life that she
seemed ...
Oh , he was so bored with the life he'd led hitherto , and this one seemed to him
amazing and romantic . This was reality . And that frowzy , ugly woman with the
whisky voice , she had such a splendid vitality , such a zest for life that she
seemed ...
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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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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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