Ashenden

Description:

THE GREATEST SPY IN THE HISTORY OF FICTION! ASHENDEN is one of the two or three greatest spy stories ever written. W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM, himself a former British Operative, based this novel on his own real life experiences. Here is his daily life — and daily deaths, the dangerous men and subtle women, the mysterious rendezvous, the chance encounters, and the grim reality and glamorous facade of international espionage.

subjects: World War, 1914-1918,  Fiction,  Open Library Staff Picks,  World War, 1914-1918 in fiction,  Littérature anglaise,  English fiction,  World War (1914-1918) fast (OCoLC)fst01180746,  Warfare,  Modern Literature,  Fiction, general,  British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author),  Fiction, short stories (single author),  Fiction, thrillers, espionage,  World war, 1914-1918, fiction,  Large type books,  Fiction, war & military

Places: RUSIA,  Russia,  Soviet Union

Times: 1914