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Page 83
But on the fourth morning when Ashenden , having just stepped out of his bath ,
was trying to dry himself on a towel that absorbed no moisture , his door was
quickly opened and a man slipped into his room . 1 “ What d'you want ?
But on the fourth morning when Ashenden , having just stepped out of his bath ,
was trying to dry himself on a towel that absorbed no moisture , his door was
quickly opened and a man slipped into his room . 1 “ What d'you want ?
Page 91
The Hairless Mexican opened the drawers and the cupboard . There was no
carpet on the floor . He looked under the bed , in it , and under the mattress . His
dark eyes shot up and down the room , looking for a hiding - place , and
Ashenden ...
The Hairless Mexican opened the drawers and the cupboard . There was no
carpet on the floor . He looked under the bed , in it , and under the mattress . His
dark eyes shot up and down the room , looking for a hiding - place , and
Ashenden ...
Page 162
In a minute the colonel with his old , old gait came to the door and opened it ; she
passed out and he followed . The little incident offered a key to their whole lives ,
and from it Ashenden began to reconstruct their histories , circumstances and ...
In a minute the colonel with his old , old gait came to the door and opened it ; she
passed out and he followed . The little incident offered a key to their whole lives ,
and from it Ashenden began to reconstruct their histories , circumstances and ...
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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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