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... these people more than the punch or the unexpected twist with which some
writers seek to surprise their readers , and when the circumstances they relate
seem to tend toward a dramatic effect they do their best to avoid it . They do not
give ...
... these people more than the punch or the unexpected twist with which some
writers seek to surprise their readers , and when the circumstances they relate
seem to tend toward a dramatic effect they do their best to avoid it . They do not
give ...
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I'm afraid I can't give it to you . ” A scowl made the man's face even more
unpleasant to look at than it was before . " You've got to . ” " What makes you think
that ? ” The spy leaned forward and , not raising his voice , but speaking so that
only ...
I'm afraid I can't give it to you . ” A scowl made the man's face even more
unpleasant to look at than it was before . " You've got to . ” " What makes you think
that ? ” The spy leaned forward and , not raising his voice , but speaking so that
only ...
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to , ammunition to get , orders to give ; I was so besotted over this woman that I
could attend to nothing . " You would have thought that I should be angry with her
for making such a fool of me , me who had never known what it was not to gratify
...
to , ammunition to get , orders to give ; I was so besotted over this woman that I
could attend to nothing . " You would have thought that I should be angry with her
for making such a fool of me , me who had never known what it was not to gratify
...
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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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