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W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy

W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy: Episode 3: Mr Harrington's Washing

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Ashenden, Gentleman Spy

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Episode 3: Mr Harrington's Washing

Mr Harrington's Washing

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The agent meets an American whose love of laundry has ugly consequences.

The agent meets an American whose love of laundry has ugly consequences when the Bolsheviks revolt. Read by Alex Jennings.

In Petrograd, Ashenden encounters a fastidious American businessman called Mr Harrington, whose penchant for spotless laundry has ugly consequences when the Bolsheviks revolt. 
 
Ashenden also crosses paths with his former Russian lover, Anastacia, who's only too eager to help him in his biggest and most important mission yet.
 
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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