Ashenden : Vintage Classics
Author(s): W. Somerset Maugham
When war broke out in 1914, Somerset Maugham was dispatched by the British Secret Service to Switzerland under the guise of completing a play. This title collects stories that are rooted in author's own experiences as an agent, reflecting the ruthlessness and brutality of espionage, its intrigue and treachery, as well as its absurdity.
General Information
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- : CCV
- : Chatto & Windus
- : 0.24
- : 01 June 2000
- : 196mm X 130mm X 22mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : W. Somerset Maugham
- : 1000
- : English
- : 352
More About The Product
Maugham's set of stories about his wartime spy John Ashenden, who prefigured James Bond with his exploits with exotic enemies and exotic women
