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Page 93
As they passed the desk , walking softly in order not to wake him , Ashenden
noticed in the pigeon - hole belonging to ... The Hairless Mexican walked as
though he knew his way through the deserted streets and Ashenden walked by
his side .
As they passed the desk , walking softly in order not to wake him , Ashenden
noticed in the pigeon - hole belonging to ... The Hairless Mexican walked as
though he knew his way through the deserted streets and Ashenden walked by
his side .
Page 126
Ashenden , having given his bags to a porter , walked along the platform to
where Giulia Lazzari and the two detectives were standing . Ashenden nodded to
them . " Well , good morning . You need not trouble to wait . " They touched their
hats ...
Ashenden , having given his bags to a porter , walked along the platform to
where Giulia Lazzari and the two detectives were standing . Ashenden nodded to
them . " Well , good morning . You need not trouble to wait . " They touched their
hats ...
Page 303
Let's He put on his hat and coat , and they walked downstairs . The hotel seemed
strangely empty . ... Reservists in their shabby grey were walking down the
middle of the roadway in little bunches . They did not speak . They looked like
sheep ...
Let's He put on his hat and coat , and they walked downstairs . The hotel seemed
strangely empty . ... Reservists in their shabby grey were walking down the
middle of the roadway in little bunches . They did not speak . They looked like
sheep ...
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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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