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Ashenden knowing that R. liked a sitting - room had engaged one for him and to
this , when they reached the hotel , they went . The hotel was oldfashioned and
the sitting - room was vast . It was furnished with a heavy mahogany suite ...
Ashenden knowing that R. liked a sitting - room had engaged one for him and to
this , when they reached the hotel , they went . The hotel was oldfashioned and
the sitting - room was vast . It was furnished with a heavy mahogany suite ...
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Next day he was sitting in the doorway of the hotel , drinking a cup of coffee and
already half asleep after a substantial mittagessen , when the Caypors came out
of the diningroom . Mrs. Caypor went upstairs and Caypor released his dog .
Next day he was sitting in the doorway of the hotel , drinking a cup of coffee and
already half asleep after a substantial mittagessen , when the Caypors came out
of the diningroom . Mrs. Caypor went upstairs and Caypor released his dog .
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You could hardly imagine him sitting in his shirt - sleeves over a whisky high -
ball . He was a tall , thin man , with exactly the figure to show off modern clothes ,
and he sat in his chair , rather upright , as though he were sitting for an official ...
You could hardly imagine him sitting in his shirt - sleeves over a whisky high -
ball . He was a tall , thin man , with exactly the figure to show off modern clothes ,
and he sat in his chair , rather upright , as though he were sitting for an official ...
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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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