Maughams most conscientious bibliographer, raymond toole stott, hails as the definitive edition the threevolume set titled the complete short stories of w. Somerset maugham is one of the worlds great story tellers. Thirtyone short stories which provide a rich view of maughams prolific talent, wideranging vision, and engaging style. Literature network william somerset maugham the trembling of a leaf red red the skipper thrust his hand into one of his trouser pockets and with difficulty, for they were not at the sides but in front and he was a portly man, pulled out a large silver watch. Ive immersed myself in these two volumes every evening for weeks now, looking forward to it every day.
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One of maughams most famous short stories, rain unfolds in a soggy tropical paradise marred by selfrighteous hypocrites trying to force their moral beliefs on a girl who basically just wants to have fun. Name of writer, number pages in ebook and size are given in our post. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Somerset maughams short stories are among the most accessible in all english literature. The complete short stories of w somerset maugham by.
These thirty short stories show an acknowledged master of the genre at the peak of his power. He was raised by an uncle, who tried to persuade the youngster to become an accountant or parson. He was among the most popular writers of his era, and reputedly, the highest paid author during the 1930s. It only has four short stories in it, but for my first time reading maugham i am addicted already. But the reader does well to remember the era in which the stories are written. Somerset maugham 25 january 1874 16 december 1965 william somerset maugham was born at the british embassy in paris, france, where his father was an english lawyer handling the legal affairs of the british embassy. Check here and also read some short description about 65 short stories by w. The first of four volumes of the collected short stories of somerset maugham is a glimpse of what is to come. Somerset maugham volume 3 miss king the hairless mexican.
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Most are set in the colonies at a time when the empire was still assured, in a world in which men and women were caught between their own essentially european values and the richness and ambiguity of their unfamiliar surroundings. Commercial success with high book sales, successful theatre productions and a string of film adaptations, backed by astute stock market investments, allowed maugham to live a very comfortable life. It was his own wish, so that i might be free to devote myself to my work. The great novels and short stories of somerset maugham kindle. Somerset maugham 1937 m creatures of circumstances 1947 m the maugham reader 1950 m the complete short stories of w.
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