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Page 103
Staying at Hotel Lotti , Paris . If possible please go and see her . Raymond .
Raymond was one of R.'s facetious noms de guerre , and since Ashenden was
not so fortunate as to possess an Aunt Maggie he concluded that this was an
order to ...
Staying at Hotel Lotti , Paris . If possible please go and see her . Raymond .
Raymond was one of R.'s facetious noms de guerre , and since Ashenden was
not so fortunate as to possess an Aunt Maggie he concluded that this was an
order to ...
Page 211
At eleven he had an appointment with Herbartus at the Hotel de Paris . The
dinner came to an end and coffee was brought in . Sir Herbert knew good food
and good wine and Ashenden was obliged to admit that he had fared excellently
.
At eleven he had an appointment with Herbartus at the Hotel de Paris . The
dinner came to an end and coffee was brought in . Sir Herbert knew good food
and good wine and Ashenden was obliged to admit that he had fared excellently
.
Page 239
He slipped out very quietly , with his bag in his hand , and took the train to Paris .
" Ashenden turned away his head for he saw two tears form themselves in
Witherspoon's eyes and roll down his cheeks . He did not even try to hide them .
He slipped out very quietly , with his bag in his hand , and took the train to Paris .
" Ashenden turned away his head for he saw two tears form themselves in
Witherspoon's eyes and roll down his cheeks . He did not even try to hide them .
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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 The Collected edition of the works of W. Somerset Maugham Works, William Somerset Maugham |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Publisher | World Publishing Company, 1947 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 19 Feb 2009 |
| Length | 304 pages |
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