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Ashenden is a BBC1 four part TV series based on the 1927 spy novel, Ashenden: Or the British Agent, by W. Somerset Maugham, that aired from 17 November to 8 December 1991, directed by Christopher Morahan, with Alex Jennings in the title role, Joss Ackland as Cumming, Ian Bannen as 'R' and Jason Isaacs as Andrew Lehman.
Oct 1, 2009 · Ashenden: The British Agent is founded on Maugham's experiences in the English Intelligence Department during World War I, but rearranged for the purposes of fiction. This fascinating book contains the most expert stories of espionage ever written.
- W. Somerset Maugham
May 8, 2022 · Ashenden, a collection of 16 interconnected stories, is based on W. Somerset Maugham’s own experiences as a British secret agent in Switzerland and Russia during World War I.
Apr 6, 2023 · Based on W. Somerset Maugham’s real life experience working for the Secret Service in WWI, this is a collection of linked stories about his fictional alter ego Ashenden. Like Maugham, Ashenden is an author; approached by a middle-aged Colonel (later known as ‘R’) at a party in London, shortly after the outbreak of the first world war.
Oct 6, 2009 · Ashenden (Vintage Classics) New Ed Edition, Kindle Edition. When war broke out in 1914, Somerset Maugham was dispatched by the British Secret Service to Switzerland under the guise of completing a play.
- W. Somerset Maugham
Ashenden: With Alex Jennings, Joss Ackland, Ian Bannen, Jason Isaacs. Four-part drama about a writer recruited into espionage work by British intelligence during the First World War. Based on the writings of Somerset Maugham.
Jul 31, 2019 · Initially published in 1928, W. Somerset Maugham’s “Ashenden” is usually described as the first modern espionage novel. In reality, it’s a collection of linked stories based on the author ...
