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W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy

W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy: Episode 4: Miss King

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Ashenden, Gentleman Spy

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Episode 4: Miss King

Miss King

BBC Radio 4 Extra - W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy, Miss King

Evading Swiss police, the agent is called to see dying Miss King.

Evading Swiss police, the agent is called to see dying Miss King who is desperate to impart information. Read by Alex Jennings.

Agent Ashenden finds his Swiss hotel is a hive of activity for spies from both sides of the war and is summoned to the deathbed of an English governess who wants the ear of one of her countrymen before she dies.
 
A series of short stories based on William Somerset Maugham's own First World War experiences 

Read by Alex Jennings 

Abridged by Neville Teller 

Producer: Eoin O'Callaghan 

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.

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Adventures based on Somerset Maugham's experiences during the First World War

Series of espionage adventures based on characters and situations encountered by Somerset Maugham during the First World War

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