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Ashenden

By: W. Somerset Maugham
Narrated by: Christopher Oxford
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When war broke out in 1914, Somerset Maugham was dispatched by the British Secret Service to Switzerland under the guise of completing a play. Multilingual, knowledgeable about many European countries, and a celebrated writer, Maugham had the perfect cover, and the assignment appealed to his love of romance, and of the ridiculous.

The stories collected in Ashenden are rooted in Maugham's own experiences as an agent, reflecting the ruthlessness and brutality of espionage, its intrigue and treachery, as well as its absurdity.

©1955 W. Somerset Maugham (P)2012 Audible, Ltd.
Classics Espionage Genre Fiction Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense War & Military Fiction War Military
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A tad dated, but in context of the time an excellent read from a largely forgotten author who was in his day one of the highest earning writers.

Very good - and has aged surprisingly well

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