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Her appearance was so grotesque that it created consternation rather than
amusement . People turned in the street and stared at her with open mouths .
Ashenden was told that Miss King had not been to England since she was first
engaged ...
Her appearance was so grotesque that it created consternation rather than
amusement . People turned in the street and stared at her with open mouths .
Ashenden was told that Miss King had not been to England since she was first
engaged ...
Page 84
He wanted to change his appearance . Oh , he's cunning . I admire the Germans ,
they leave nothing to chance , he's got his whole story pat , but I'll tell you that in a
minute . ” ' " By the way , you've changed your appearance too . " " Ah yes ...
He wanted to change his appearance . Oh , he's cunning . I admire the Germans ,
they leave nothing to chance , he's got his whole story pat , but I'll tell you that in a
minute . ” ' " By the way , you've changed your appearance too . " " Ah yes ...
Page 222
... door and Yvonne ushered in her friend . Her name , it appeared , was Alix and
she shook hands with Brown , uttering a stereHIS EXCELLENCY LA otyped
phrase , with the mincing politeness of 222 ASHENDEN OR THE BRITISH
AGENT.
... door and Yvonne ushered in her friend . Her name , it appeared , was Alix and
she shook hands with Brown , uttering a stereHIS EXCELLENCY LA otyped
phrase , with the mincing politeness of 222 ASHENDEN OR THE BRITISH
AGENT.
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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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