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He was a German - Swiss and spoke French with a strong accent . He
immediately asked for his wages and these Ashenden passed over to him in an
envelope . They were in Swiss francs . He gave a general account of his stay in
Germany ...
He was a German - Swiss and spoke French with a strong accent . He
immediately asked for his wages and these Ashenden passed over to him in an
envelope . They were in Swiss francs . He gave a general account of his stay in
Germany ...
Page 160
It was a very plain , stiff , whitewashed room , with chairs of the same shiny
pitchpine as in his bedroom , and on the walls were oleographs of Swiss lakes .
On each little table was a bunch of flowers . It was all neat and clean and
presaged a ...
It was a very plain , stiff , whitewashed room , with chairs of the same shiny
pitchpine as in his bedroom , and on the walls were oleographs of Swiss lakes .
On each little table was a bunch of flowers . It was all neat and clean and
presaged a ...
Page 174
Or: The British Agent William Somerset Maugham. “ No , I know no one whom I
could conscientiously recommend , " she answered . “ The Swiss accent is
hateful beyond words . It could do Mr. Somerville only harm to converse with a
Swiss .
Or: The British Agent William Somerset Maugham. “ No , I know no one whom I
could conscientiously recommend , " she answered . “ The Swiss accent is
hateful beyond words . It could do Mr. Somerville only harm to converse with a
Swiss .
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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 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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