W Somerset Maugham: 81 books

Literary Thoughts edition presents Christmas Holiday by W. Somerset Maugham ------ "Christmas Holiday" is a novel written in 1939 by W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), just before the outbreak of World War II, and tells the story of Charley Mason, whose father granted him a trip to Paris with...

One of the most popular writers of Interwar Britain, W. Somerset Maugham earned vast sums as a playwright, novelist and master of the short story. His work is characterised by a clear unadorned style, cosmopolitan settings and a perceptive understanding of human nature. The novel ‘Of Human Bondage’...

W. Somerset Maugham was a British playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest-paid author during the 1930s. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest English writers ever. The W. Somerset Maugham Collection...

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The Complete Works of W. Somerset Maugham includes:   Caesar's Wife East of Suez The Explorer The Hero The Land of Promise The Land of The Blessed Virgin Liza of Lambeth The Magician The Making of a Saint Moon and Sixpence Of Human Bondage Orientations Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor The Trembling of a Leaf On a Chinese Screen

This file includes seven novels and two books of short stories: The Explorer, The Hero, The Land of the Blessed Virgin, Liza of Lambeth, The Magician, The Moon and Sixpence, Of Human Bondage, Orientations, and The Trembling of a Leaf. According to Wikipedia: "William Somerset Maugham (25 January...

I've always been a fan of nineteenth-century travel narratives in English. They make comparisons that reveal more about England or the US than they do about the country visited. They don't avoid showing their awe or their disgust. They're resolutely opinionated and unabashedly judgmental. In other words,...

William Somerset Maugham, (25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was a British playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s. “Of Human Bondage” (1915) is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. It is...

This compilation contains three complete novels and eight major short stories from the canon of one of the twentieth century’s most enduringly popular fiction writers. From London to Hong Kong, from Paris to Pago Pago, in Samoa or Malaya or on a Tahitian tropical isle, the men and women in...

W. Somerset Maugham was one of the seminal writers of the twentieth century, and his travel writing has long been considered among his finest work. Now, acclaimed travel writer Pico Iyer maps out a masterful tour of these vivid, evocative pieces that are collected here for the first time. Maugham...

From one of the twentieth century’s most enduringly popular fiction writers: the only hardcover edition of his short stories. Though W. Somerset Maugham was also famous for his novels and plays, it has been argued that in the short story he reached the pinnacle of his art. These expertly...

Benché a differenza di molti suoi colleghi non ne abbia mai fatto mistero, pochi sanno che W. Somerset Maugham è stato a lungo un agente segreto al servizio di Sua Maestà Britannica – e non di secondo piano, se lo scopo del suo viaggio nella Russia del 1917 era, lo dice lui stesso, «impedire...

In Theatre, W. Somerset Maugham–the author of the classic novels Of Human Bondage and Up at the Villa–introduces us to Julia Lambert, a woman of breathtaking poise and talent whose looks have stood by her forty-six years. She is one of the greatest actresses England–so good, in fact, that perhaps...

The Magician is an early W. Somerset Maugham novel, originally published in 1908. In this tale, the magician Oliver Haddo, a caricature of Aleister Crowley, attempts to create life. Crowley wrote a critique of this book under the pen name Oliver Haddo, where he accused Maugham of plagiarism. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.