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Obscure story about obscure times,
By Roopo (Finland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Asheden, or the British Agent (The works of W. Somerset Maugham) (Hardcover)
I was expecting a classical (=dull) spy story, with high-tensed action and plot twists, but ended up with a collection of short stories, placed mostly in central europe during WWI. How can it be, that seemingly unrelated stories can be summed up to make a book like this? How little are the hints that something out-of-ordinary is going on? When will the 'action scene' take place?The book can be read as a collection of short stories, just change the main characters name in a story, but as such it is still not a very easy read. One to add to a collection:'This may or may not have been a true story'.
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Scrambled eggs and British agents,
By MH "MH" (Salt Lake City) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Asheden, or the British Agent (The works of W. Somerset Maugham) (Hardcover)
Look, I love Maugham's writing style and I enjoy historical novels. This one was a no-brainer for me.Just read it. It's worth it for the brilliant description of his failed affair with the Russian. Who would have thought scrambled eggs could be such a political statement? |
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Asheden, or the British Agent (The works of W. Somerset Maugham) by W. Somerset Maugham (Hardcover - June 1977)
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