Reading order · 2 books · 1928 to 1930 · Set in Switzerland and Europe
Ashenden Books in Order
Ashenden is a writer who works as a British agent during the First World War, in stories drawn from Maugham’s own experience. He returns as narrator in Cakes and Ale.
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Series facts
- Books
- 2
- Published
- 1928 to 1930
- First book
- Ashenden
- Latest
- Cakes and Ale (1930)
- Setting
- Set in Switzerland and Europe
The reading order
Every Ashenden book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
2 books · Set in Switzerland and Europe
- 1Ashenden1928With AshendenStories of a writer recruited as a British secret agent during the First World War, sent to Switzerland and beyond.Buy on Amazon
- 2Cakes and Ale1930With AshendenAshenden, a writer, is asked to share his memories of a great novelist, and remembers the novelist’s lively first wife, Rosie.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read Ashenden first, then Cakes and Ale.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Ashenden |
|---|---|
| 1 Ashenden | LLead |
| 2 Cakes and Ale | LLead |
Characters in the Ashenden books
1 character from W. Somerset Maugham’s chart, with the number of Ashenden books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| AshendenWriter and British agent | 2 | Ashenden 1928 |