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Page 88
Of course there was the Villa , the great leafy garden facing the bay in which
stood the aquarium ; that was deserted at night and very dark ; things happened
there that did not bear the light of day and prudent persons after dusk avoided its
...
Of course there was the Villa , the great leafy garden facing the bay in which
stood the aquarium ; that was deserted at night and very dark ; things happened
there that did not bear the light of day and prudent persons after dusk avoided its
...
Page 99
It was one of Paris his notions that only such persons were as had no resources
in themselves and it was but the stupid that depended on the outside world for
their amusement . Ashenden had no illusions about himself and such success in
...
It was one of Paris his notions that only such persons were as had no resources
in themselves and it was but the stupid that depended on the outside world for
their amusement . Ashenden had no illusions about himself and such success in
...
Page 143
If the person asks him to take another letter he is to say that it is not much good as
she is packing her trunk and leaving Thonon . ” He saw the letter handed over
and the instructions given and then walked back to his little house in the country .
If the person asks him to take another letter he is to say that it is not much good as
she is packing her trunk and leaving Thonon . ” He saw the letter handed over
and the instructions given and then walked back to his little house in the country .
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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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