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Ashenden

William Somerset Maugham

1928280 pagesabout 4–6 hours
1928
first published
  • 1951Shakespeare House · 304 pagesISBN 9780434456055
  • 1965Heinemann · 280 pages · ENGISBN 9780435295707
  • 1991Mandarin · 288 pages · ENGISBN 9780749310400
  • 2010Transaction Publishers · 296 pages · ENGISBN 9781412811729
  • 2000Vintage UK · 326 pagesISBN 9780099289708
  • 1928Books for Libraries · 304 pages · ENGISBN 9780836940527
  • 1940Amereon Limited · ENGISBN 9780891902133
  • 1990ISIS Audio BooksISBN 9781850897491

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.

How it feels

AtmosphereBleak

How it reads

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent

When and where

Reading situationCommuteWaiting
ThemesWar

Content notes

  • Warmoderateunreviewed
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