Ashenden, or: The British agent [by] W. Somerset Maugham.
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TextPublication details: Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Doran, 1941.Description: xiii, 304 p. 22 cmISBN: - 0836940520
- PZ3.M442 As3
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Main Library | Fiction | Maugham, W Somerse | Available | 33111002644298 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Ashenden: The British Agent is founded on Maugham's experiences in the English Intelligence Department during World War I, but rearranged for the purposes of fiction. This fascinating book contains the most expert stories of espionage ever written. For a period of time after it was first published the book became official required reading for persons entering the secret service. The plot follows the imaginary John Ashenden who during World War I is a spy for British Intelligence. He is sent first to Geneva and later to Russia. Instead of one story from start to finish, the chapters contain individual stories involving many different characters. All of the people whom Ashenden meets during his travels have their own reason for being involved in the spy game, and each are more complex than they first look.