Talk:Ashenden: Or the British Agent
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[edit] The original spy stories?
Was this book really such a groundbreaker? I can think of lots of books like the ones by John Buchan which came before it; further, I've read it, but the stories don't seem to have much in common with either Len Deighton or Ian Fleming's. Perhaps someone could provide a reference for such opinions? --DannyWilde 05:17, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Recent change to plot summary - "refused to enlist"?
Although the previous version was rather inelegant English, it suggested that Asheden tried to enlist, but was rejected. This tallies with my recollection of both the stories and the TV version, but my copy of the former is not immediately to hand. It's not the same as him "refusing to enlist," as it has been changed to. Can someone who can check the original stories confirm it one way or the other? Nick Cooper 12:41, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Oh say, can you, C?
This was less borrowed by Fleming from Maughm than copied from MI6/Secret Service practise... Trekphiler 07:04, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
