# The Baroness von Higgins — Ashenden character guide

> The Baroness von Higgins in Ashenden by W. Somerset Maugham.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Baroness de Higgins, the Baroness von Higgins, the Baroness

**First appearance:** 0008-vii-a-trip-to-paris

## Who they are

A German spy operating under the guise of a socialite.

## Relationships

### [Ashenden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashenden_se/characters/ashenden)

_social_

Ashenden encounters the Baroness von Higgins as a social acquaintance in the expatriate community, though she is also a suspected spy.

### [Ashenden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashenden_se/characters/ashenden)

_social_

Ashenden encounters the Baroness von Higgins as a social acquaintance in the expatriate community, though she is also a suspected spy.

### [Ashenden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashenden_se/characters/ashenden)

_social_

Ashenden encounters the Baroness von Higgins as a social acquaintance in the expatriate community, though she is also a suspected spy.

## In the story

### [III: Miss King](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashenden_se/chapters/iii-miss-king)

A lady staying in the hotel who invites Ashenden to play bridge after dinner; her note prompts him to consider appearing in the dining-room to allay suspicion.

### [Behind the Scenes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ashenden_se/chapters/xi-behind-the-scenes)

A Swedish lady of beauty and dubious antecedents, suspected of passing information to the enemy through her influence over Mr. Schäfer.

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