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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.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 21 Aug 201501:00
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