# Ashenden — Character guide

> Key figures in Ashenden by W. Somerset Maugham.

- [Ashenden](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/ashenden.md): British intelligence agent navigating espionage and human drama across Europe.
- [R.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/r.md): Ashenden's sharp-eyed superior in the intelligence service.
- [Mr. Harrington](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/mr_harrington.md): An American traveler with a peculiar obsession with laundry.
- [Anastasia Alexandrovna Leonidov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/anastasia_alexandrovna_leonidov.md): A Russian émigré entangled in revolutionary politics and personal loyalties.
- [Giulia Lazzari](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/giulia_lazzari.md): A captivating Italian woman with a mysterious past and dangerous connections.
- [Miss King](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/miss_king.md): A British spinster who becomes an unwitting pawn in intelligence work.
- [The Hairless Mexican](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/the_hairless_mexican.md): A flamboyant and deadly agent working for the British.
- [Gustav](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/gustav.md): A German spy with a taste for opera and a tragic fate.
- [Grantley Caypor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/grantley_caypor.md): A British traitor living quietly in Switzerland with his German wife.
- [Mrs. Caypor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/mrs_caypor.md): The devoted German wife of a suspected British traitor.
- [Sir Herbert Witherspoon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/sir_herbert_witherspoon.md): A pompous British diplomat with a taste for fine dining.
- [Chandra Lal](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/chandra_lal.md): An Indian revolutionary plotting against British rule.
- [Yvonne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/yvonne.md): A French woman caught in the crossfire of espionage.
- [Byring](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/byring.md): A British officer involved in a dangerous mission in Russia.
- [Vladimir Semenovich Leonidov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/vladimir_semenovich_leonidov.md): An exiled Russian revolutionary with a volatile temper.
- [The General](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/the_general.md): A high-ranking Russian military figure in exile.
- [Prince Ali](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/prince_ali.md): A flamboyant Albanian prince with a taste for luxury.
- [Dr. Egon Orth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/dr_egon_orth.md): A German spy posing as a dentist in Switzerland.
- [Mr. Wilbur Schäfer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/mr_wilbur_schafer.md): An American businessman with a suspicious interest in European politics.
- [The Baroness von Higgins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/the_baroness_von_higgins.md): A German spy operating under the guise of a socialite.
- [Fritzi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/fritzi.md): A young German woman working as a maid in a Swiss hotel.
- [Félix](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/felix.md): A French hotel manager who aids Ashenden.
- [Monsieur Bridet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/monsieur_bridet.md): A French police inspector assisting Ashenden.
- [Brown](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/brown.md): A British agent working undercover in Switzerland.
- [Constantine Andreadi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/constantine_andreadi.md): A Greek businessman with ties to German intelligence.
- [Professor Z.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/professor_z.md): A reclusive academic with secret knowledge.
- [King B.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/king_b.md): A deposed Balkan monarch seeking asylum.
- [Aunt Maggie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/aunt_maggie.md): Ashenden's elderly aunt, mentioned in correspondence.
- [Maria Penn Warmington](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/maria_penn_warmington.md): A British woman living in Russia with revolutionary sympathies.
- [Major von P.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/major_von_p.md): A German officer involved in intelligence operations.
- [La Marqueza](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/la_marqueza.md): A Spanish noblewoman with a mysterious agenda.
- [Rose Auburn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/rose_auburn.md): An Englishwoman caught up in the Russian Revolution.
- [Mustapha Pasha](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/mustapha_pasha.md): An Albanian chieftain allied with Prince Ali.
- [Somerville](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/somerville.md): A British intelligence officer in the field.
- [O'Malley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/ashenden_se/characters/omalley.md): An Irish journalist with revolutionary contacts.

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