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Page 24
She slipped the note into his hand when he was given change for ten francs and
he sauntered away . His only moment of risk was when he walked back to his
hotel with the paper in his pocket , and after this scare he made up his mind to ...
She slipped the note into his hand when he was given change for ten francs and
he sauntered away . His only moment of risk was when he walked back to his
hotel with the paper in his pocket , and after this scare he made up his mind to ...
Page 55
It appears that his friends are organizing a show and he wants to be as near at
hand as possible so that he can hop over to Mexico when things are ripe . He
needs cash . I've brought money down with me , in American dollars , and I shall
give ...
It appears that his friends are organizing a show and he wants to be as near at
hand as possible so that he can hop over to Mexico when things are ripe . He
needs cash . I've brought money down with me , in American dollars , and I shall
give ...
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representative in the opposite camp , who in the event of a sudden upheaval
would be at hand with adequate funds and in the confidence of the new leaders
of the country . But ambassadors are sticklers for their dignity and they have a
keen ...
representative in the opposite camp , who in the event of a sudden upheaval
would be at hand with adequate funds and in the confidence of the new leaders
of the country . But ambassadors are sticklers for their dignity and they have a
keen ...
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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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