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side and unmeasurable pity on ours ; but no glimmering of a sense that there was
but one way to compensate that helpless man for all his pain . When the present
war broke out , thinking that the experience I had had might be useful , I was ...
side and unmeasurable pity on ours ; but no glimmering of a sense that there was
but one way to compensate that helpless man for all his pain . When the present
war broke out , thinking that the experience I had had might be useful , I was ...
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In the course of his manipulations he had thrown out all the cards in the pack but
four and these now lay in front of him face downwards and side by side . He
touched them one by one but did not turn them up . “ There is fate , ” he said , "
and ...
In the course of his manipulations he had thrown out all the cards in the pack but
four and these now lay in front of him face downwards and side by side . He
touched them one by one but did not turn them up . “ There is fate , ” he said , "
and ...
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And how could such unreconcilable elements exist side by side and in harmony
within the same heart ? For one thing was clear , Caypor was disturbed by no
gnawing of conscience ; he did his mean and despicable work with gusto . He
was ...
And how could such unreconcilable elements exist side by side and in harmony
within the same heart ? For one thing was clear , Caypor was disturbed by no
gnawing of conscience ; he did his mean and despicable work with gusto . He
was ...
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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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| 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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