Includes seven short stories based on the experiences of the English author, all united by the character of Ashenden, an agent in the Intelligence Department during World War I.
Contains twenty-four short stories by the English author set in the South Seas, Europe, and America, and bearing Maugham's perception of human weakness and human relationships.
Contains thirty stories by the English author mainly set in the colonies, in a world in which men and women are caught between their European values and the richness and ambiguity of the unfamiliar surroundings.
