description: Inspired by Maughams's own experiences as a British secret agent in World War I, this series of stories features a fictional spy, John Ashenden, whose dangerous assignments entangle him with traitors, assassins and beautiful but treacherous women.
language: English
title: Ashenden, Or, the British Agent
titlecomplete: Ashenden, Or, the British Agent (Transaction Large Print Books)
characters: John Ashenden
genres: Fiction, War, World War I, Short Stories, Mystery, British Literature, Thriller, Literature, Classics, Espionage
ratings_count: 3327
publisher: Transaction Pub Large Print