Ashenden, Or: The British AgentAshenden: The British Agent is founded on Maugham's experiences in the English Intelligence Department during World War I, but rearranged for the purposes of fiction. This fascinating book contains the most expert stories of espionage ever written. For a period of time after it was first published the book became official required reading for persons entering the secret service. The plot follows the imaginary John Ashenden who during World War I is a spy for British Intelligence. He is sent first to Geneva and later to Russia. Instead of one story from start to finish, the chapters contain individual stories involving many different characters. All of the people whom Ashenden meets during his travels have their own reason for being involved in the spy game, and each are more complex than they first look. |
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Page 75
... woman who kept the house to send her to me . You will know her when you go to Mexico City ; they call her La Marqueza . She said that the girl was not an inmate , but came there only from time to time and had left . I told her to have ...
... woman who kept the house to send her to me . You will know her when you go to Mexico City ; they call her La Marqueza . She said that the girl was not an inmate , but came there only from time to time and had left . I told her to have ...
Page 179
... woman and that mean fat man were joined together by a deep and sincere love . It was touching . Ashenden assembled the observations that he had been making for the past few days and little things that he had noticed but to which he had ...
... woman and that mean fat man were joined together by a deep and sincere love . It was touching . Ashenden assembled the observations that he had been making for the past few days and little things that he had noticed but to which he had ...
Page 287
... woman . After dinner he told Mr. Harrington that he wished to talk business with Anastasia Alexandrovna and took her ... woman , " said Mr. Harrington next morning when they met at breakfast . " Don't fall in love with her , " smiled ...
... woman . After dinner he told Mr. Harrington that he wished to talk business with Anastasia Alexandrovna and took her ... woman , " said Mr. Harrington next morning when they met at breakfast . " Don't fall in love with her , " smiled ...
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