Ashenden : or, the British agent
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Published
American Reprint Company, 1927.
Edition
Copyright ed.
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Published
American Reprint Company, 1927.
Format
Book
Edition
Copyright ed.
Physical Desc
304 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
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This fascinating book contains probably 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 British Secret Service.
During World War I, Maugham enlisted with an ambulance unit, but was soon shifted to the Intelligence Department. Although these stories were based on the author's own experiences as a British agent during the war, he emphasized that they were written purely as entertainment, at which, indeed, Ashenden succeeds. Maugham's clarity of style, the perfection of his form, the subtlety of his thought, veiled thinly behind a worldly cynicism, has made him an international figure.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Maugham, W. S. 1. (1927). Ashenden: or, the British agent (Copyright ed.). American Reprint Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Maugham, W. Somerset 1874-1965. 1927. Ashenden: Or, the British Agent. American Reprint Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Maugham, W. Somerset 1874-1965. Ashenden: Or, the British Agent American Reprint Company, 1927.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Maugham, W. Somerset 1874-1965. Ashenden: Or, the British Agent Copyright ed., American Reprint Company, 1927.
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