
Ashenden
by W. Somerset Maugham
Title:
Ashenden
Author:
W. Somerset Maugham
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
352 pages
Publisher:
TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale
ISBN-13:
9780099289708
EAN:
9780099289708
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
370
Dimensions (mm):
198 x 129 x 23
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
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.




















