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Ashenden - W. Somerset Maugham
Ashenden or The British Agent (London: Heinemann, 1928)This post will look at W. Somerset Maugham's collection of short stories Ashenden. It will cover some comments of contemporary reviews and the description of two editions. At the end of this post, you will find a link to some of the chapters.
Ashenden: Contemporary Review
On the whole, it is a specimen of Somerset Maugham writing in second gear. In the course of the Spring and Summer you are apt to see it prevalent in steamer chairs an…