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Or: The British Agent William Somerset Maugham. II ASHENDEN was on his way
back to GeA Domineva . The night was stormy and the wind ciliary blew cold from
the mountains , but the Visit stodgy little steamer plodded sturdily through the ...
Or: The British Agent William Somerset Maugham. II ASHENDEN was on his way
back to GeA Domineva . The night was stormy and the wind ciliary blew cold from
the mountains , but the Visit stodgy little steamer plodded sturdily through the ...
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agent in the service of the Austrian Government and he looked forward to a
certain entertainment in the duel he foresaw . It would be amusing to set his wits
against hers . He was quite aware that she would lay snares for him and to avoid
them ...
agent in the service of the Austrian Government and he looked forward to a
certain entertainment in the duel he foresaw . It would be amusing to set his wits
against hers . He was quite aware that she would lay snares for him and to avoid
them ...
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Or: The British Agent William Somerset Maugham. She staggered . She put her
hand to her heart . Then without a word she reached for pen and paper . But the
letter was not to Ashenden's liking and he made her write it again . When she had
...
Or: The British Agent William Somerset Maugham. She staggered . She put her
hand to her heart . Then without a word she reached for pen and paper . But the
letter was not to Ashenden's liking and he made her write it again . When she had
...
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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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