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Page 234
He asked her to marry him and was accepted . Her family was delighted . The
marriage was to take place in the autumn , since her father had to go on some
political errand to South America and was taking his wife and daughter with him .
He asked her to marry him and was accepted . Her family was delighted . The
marriage was to take place in the autumn , since her father had to go on some
political errand to South America and was taking his wife and daughter with him .
Page 240
A month later he was married . He did very well for himself . He was given
opportunities to distinguish himself and he distinguished himself . His rise was
spectacular . He had the well - ordered and distinguished establishment that he
had ...
A month later he was married . He did very well for himself . He was given
opportunities to distinguish himself and he distinguished himself . His rise was
spectacular . He had the well - ordered and distinguished establishment that he
had ...
Page 292
I'm a married man and I know ladies wear them , but I see no need to refer to
them in general society . Anastasia Alexandrovna giggled . " Then you must kiss
me , Mr. Harrington . If you don't I shall say . ” Mr. Harrington hesitated a moment
...
I'm a married man and I know ladies wear them , but I see no need to refer to
them in general society . Anastasia Alexandrovna giggled . " Then you must kiss
me , Mr. Harrington . If you don't I shall say . ” Mr. Harrington hesitated a moment
...
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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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