Ashenden, or, The British Agent
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780099289708 (0099289709)
ASIN: 0099289709
Publish date: 2000
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 326
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Classics,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Mystery,
War,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
Thriller,
Short Stories,
Fiction
Short, witty, loosely connected stories following the British writer / spy Ashenden as he is sent around the world on secret missions. None of the stories feature particularly complex feats of espionage or gruesome violence. I just really liked Ashenden (who is a thinly veiled version of Maugham): S...
I was very impressed by this book. The first book I have read by W. Somerset Maugham. Maugham's beautiful writing evokes the life of a spy and is based on his own spying experiences during World War 1. Through a series of interrelated short stories the reader gains an appreciation of Maugham's sp...
Alex Jennings reads Somerset Maugham's series of short stories, based on his own experiences during the First World War and featuring Ashenden, recruited by the British Secret Service as a spy.Abridged by Neville Teller the producer was Eoin O'Callaghan and it was an original BBC 7 commission.
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