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Based on the author's experience in the Intelligence Department during the First World War. All stories feature Ashenden, a writer by profession, drawn into the events of war through the undercover intelligence.
In "Ashenden: or, The British Agent," W. Somerset Maugham crafts a series of loosely connected stories featuring the titular character, a writer turned spy during World War I. Maugham's narrative is characterized by its keen observational style and rich psychological insight, reflecting the complexities of espionage and the moral ambiguities faced by its characters. Written during a time of significant political upheaval, the book situates itself within the broader context of modernist literature, where traditional narrative forms are subverted, and the boundaries of identity and loyalty are interrogated. W. Somerset Maugham was not just a renowned author, but also a former agent for British...
An anthology of Great War short stories by British writers, both famous and lesser-known authors, men and women, during the war and after its end. These stories are able to illustrate the impact of the Great War on British society and culture and the many modes in which short fiction contributed to the war's literature. The selection covers different periods: the war years themselves, the famous boom years of the late 1920s to the more recent past in which the First World War has received new cultural interest.
The third volume of Somerset Maugham's Collected Short Stories, introduced by the author, contains the celebrated series about Ashenden, a secret service agent in World War I. Based on Maugham's own experiences with the British Intelligence service in Switzerland, the stories are vignettes in which he dramatises both the romance and absurdity of espionage as well as its ruthlessness and brutality. Accountable only to 'R', Ashenden travels all over the Continent on assignments which entangle him with such characters as the traitor Grantley Caypor, the passionate Guilia Lazzari, and the sinister 'hairless Mexican'.
These 29 tales of political intrigue, wartime, and peace-time scheming feature works by such authors as Frank O'Connor, Ian Fleming, Graham Greene, and Len Deighton. Together with Michel Cox's fascination Introduction, they form a wonderfully entertaining literary into a world of intrigue and deception.
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This is an Intermediate Level title in a series of ELT readers comprising a wide range of stories - some original and some simplified - from modern and classic novels, and designed to appeal to all age-groups, tastes and cultures. The books are divided into five levels: Starter Level, with about 300 basic words; Beginner Level (600 basic words); Elementary Level (1100); Intermediate Level (1600); and Upper Level (2200). Some of the titles are also available on cassette.
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