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This first volume of Somerset Maugham's collected short stories includes the famous story 'Rain', the tragedy of the prudish missionary Mr Davidson and Sadie Thompson, the prostitute. The collection contains thirty stories that take us from the islands of the Pacific Ocean to England, France and Spain. They all reveal Maugham's acute and often sardonic observation of human This first volume of Somerset Maugham's collected short stories includes the famous story 'Rain', the tragedy of the prudish missionary Mr Davidson and Sadie Thompson, the prostitute.

The collection contains thirty stories that take us from the islands of the Pacific Ocean to England, France and Spain. They all reveal Maugham's acute and often sardonic observation of human foibles and his particular genius for exposing the bitter reality of human relationships. Somerset Maugham learnt his craft from Maupassant, and these stories display the remarkable talent that made him an unsurpassed storyteller. I recall my tough reading from each story due to my limited vocabulary, intermediate grammar and dialogs in various contexts some 50 years ago while in/after my college years. However, I kept reading on and on and had humble pride in reading him with relative enjoyment and due appreciation; therefore, I've long owned my grateful thanks to Maugham's readable style, I think my English has thus been improved gradually from such seemingly intensive reading exploration.

I think it is one of the ways o I recall my tough reading from each story due to my limited vocabulary, intermediate grammar and dialogs in various contexts some 50 years ago while in/after my college years. However, I kept reading on and on and had humble pride in reading him with relative enjoyment and due appreciation; therefore, I've long owned my grateful thanks to Maugham's readable style, I think my English has thus been improved gradually from such seemingly intensive reading exploration. I think it is one of the ways of the fleeting world when his popularity has normally decreased due to passing years into the 21st century, modernity, new young blood, etc. However, these should not be the reasons why we don't read him at all; first, nowadays we can conveniently visit to know him more at, second, go to some good public/university libraries or large bookstores for his works to find something short and enjoyably readable to read, that is, you may start with any short story in this volume; and finally, try reading one of his any short novels before plunging into his famous 'Of Human Bondage' (Vintage 2000). As for Maugham's newcomers, I would like to encourage them to try according to their reading capability. Indeed, it took years for me to read only 18 from 30 stories but some years ago for some reason I decided to have a go and hopefully plan to finish these remaining 12 as follows: Rain, The fall of Edward Barnard, Honolulu, The luncheon, Mackintosh, The voice of the turtle, The judgement seat, Me Know-All, The poet, The mother, The promise, and The yellow streak. Thanks to Jenny who posted her Like today (2017.12.23) on my one-paragraph review of this book, it's one of the rare encouragements for it because then I had no idea to write more there.

So I get it from the shelf and write something on what I did and had ideas from this one. It will be unthinkably out of the idea of reviewing all stories in there; in contrast, I would read his famous first story 'Rain' to recapture what I found, understood, reflected, etc. From it; being scribbled next to the title 'Stunning end'. I have just finished reading his first 48-page story in this volume and still found it stunningly horrible; it's about 'the tragedy of a narrow-minded missionary and a prostitute' (back cover). It is a tragedy due to the complexity of human's mind, those who can solve and explain this case for us to understand, I think, should have their expertise in psychology/psychiatry. The married missionary was Mr Davidson, the prostitute Miss Sadie Thompson. He is narrow-minded due to his ways of dealing with Miss Thompson by insisting that she would be returned to San Francisco via the ship from Sydney but she disagrees, she hates going back to the penitentiary.

So the missionary has intensely prayed for absolution of her sin, she agrees to do as advised but mysterious situations ensue leading to his stunning death on the beach. One of the reasons is that, I think, this story proves the powers of nature in that the rain is more or less one of the causes that affects human's psyche. While reading the story, I wondered why the title 'Rain' would relate to or have effect on the plot and the characters till I read the following two clarifying extracts: 1) the nature of falling rain at Apia, one of the best descriptions I have ever read on such persistent tropical rain: And Dr Macphail watched the rain. It was beginning to get on his nerves. It was not like our soft English rain that drops gently on the earth; it was unmerciful and somehow terrible; you felt in it the malignancy of the primitive powers of nature. It did not pour, it flowed.

It was like a deluge from heaven, and it rattled on the roof of corrugated iron with a steady persistence that was maddening. It seemed to have a fury of its own. And sometimes you felt that you must scream if it did not stop, and then suddenly you felt powerless, as though your bones had suddenly become soft; and you were miserable and hopeless. 26) And 2) its decisive effect on some people: 'I have no doubt the loneliness is getting on her nerves,' said the doctor.

'And the rain - that's enough to make anyone jumpy,' he continued irritably. 'Doesn't it ever stop in this confounded place?' 29) If you are still a bit reluctant to read him, this is a message from its back over, again, to you: 'The short story was Maugham's true metier, and the stories he wrote are among the best in the language'. - Anthony Burgess. This is the first of a four volume short story collection by William Somerset Maugham.

For about three weeks Maugham kept me enchanted with his 30 stories in this book. 30 canons I'd say. Most of these stories mean to scrutinize the human nature. Maugham was a doctor in personal life which certainly often led him to play the role of a dissector. Evidently, he incorporated this other being of him into his works when he became a writer. He dissected and looked into the patterns how humans deal wit This is the first of a four volume short story collection by William Somerset Maugham.

Evidently, he incorporated this other being of him into his works when he became a writer. He dissected and looked into the patterns how humans deal with their fellow brothers and sisters in the everyday life. The stories are not extraordinary. Nor are they different from any regular ones. Yet they ARE unique.

Maugham has got a wonderfully comical tone and he's a very wordy writer. You can almost visualize him telling you stories using his sharp humors with an impassive face.

You definitely will buy his rhetoric style and sometimes he may leave you stupefied. The stories in this book are written in different parts of the world. Maugham was a great traveler and he wrote the stories based upon his experiences in England-his motherland-and other foreign regions. It's a curious thing that Maugham himself is present in almost all the stories and describes the happenings in the first person. Expanding from South America to the Down Under Australia, he set his venues for his stories. One thing that might strike you is that people from all over these places in his stories are somewhat close in nature. They think alike, they love alike and they lie alike.

I don't know if Maugham meant it at all but what I surmised from these stories is regardless of the geography, people all over the world are more or less similar. Yet, there are so many variations that Maugham had to write 30 different stories (well,at least for this volume) which certainly is an infinitesimally small number compared to the innumerable possibilities of human behavior patterns. Thirty is a big number when you're to name your favorite ones from among them specially when all of the thirty stories are equally good, but still there are stories in this collection I will be remembering for a long time. My most loved ones are 'Rain', 'The Fall of Edward Barnard', 'The Pool', 'The Three Fat Women of Antibes', 'Gigolo and Gigolette', 'Judgement Seat' and 'Mr. And now, in the end, I'd like to thank Mr.

William Somerset Maugham for introducing me with the multitude of triviality of human lives in such a joking manner. Great job Sire. There are some writers who once you sample their works, you cannot resist until you have covered a fair share of it. With Somerset Maugham, the challenge is both thrilling as well daunting. Thrilling because here an author I am so happy I discovered and someone with whom I almost feel a kindred spirit - in terms of the themes he takes up and his so called cynicism - which is really not cynicism, but a certain astounding ability to discern human weaknesses.

He's realistic about people, knowing we There are some writers who once you sample their works, you cannot resist until you have covered a fair share of it. With Somerset Maugham, the challenge is both thrilling as well daunting. Thrilling because here an author I am so happy I discovered and someone with whom I almost feel a kindred spirit - in terms of the themes he takes up and his so called cynicism - which is really not cynicism, but a certain astounding ability to discern human weaknesses. He's realistic about people, knowing well that human beings are inconsistent and complex.

Also, he realized that seemingly incongruous traits can exist in the same person. This prevented Maugham from either eulogizing a person too much or berating the evilness in him. According to Maugham, he could never judge anyone too harshly or be too shocked by sin, precisely because he was guilt-ridden about many things himself and understood only too well that perfection is a myth and that we all live extremely flawed lives. He said, “I take the goodness of the good for granted, and I am amused when I discover their defects or their vices. I am touched when I see the goodness of the wicked, and I am willing enough to shrug a tolerant shoulder at their wickedness.”.The rest can be read. The most memorable stories in this collection are those that deal with Western/British colonists in the Far East and Pacific Islands. The stories revolving around this subject are often wry and ironic, beautiful descriptions of the exoticism of the foreign climes and the mental isolation that such geography provokes in Maugham's character.

The best of these stories exploit the broiling tensions, the understated violence and the sweat and grime of non-English landscape; they are stories of the ti The most memorable stories in this collection are those that deal with Western/British colonists in the Far East and Pacific Islands. The stories revolving around this subject are often wry and ironic, beautiful descriptions of the exoticism of the foreign climes and the mental isolation that such geography provokes in Maugham's character. The best of these stories exploit the broiling tensions, the understated violence and the sweat and grime of non-English landscape; they are stories of the time they were written, and while some of the descriptions would not fly today, particularly some of dubious gener politics, I do not think the collection is offensive or offputting from a politically sensitive stance. Once the collection moves from the far flung countries back into Europe the level of quality diminishes, and while none of the tales are ever outright poor, the stories set in Spain and France do not have the collective punch of the colonial exercises.

However, there are still great reads to be had, one story concerning a German soldier in World War 2 and his relationship with a French family, is quite powerful and its dark ending succeeds in shocking. All in all, a superb collection of stories that have been written with great precision. This writer has always been one of my favorites, somehow he has a really distinctive voice but at the same time writes in a way that makes the reader forget he's reading words and there is only the story left to enjoy. You can tell he's known a lot of people and probably heard all these stories in some form or another and then wrote them down.

He personally chose the stories himself and put themin the order he wanted them in, which goes georgaphically from the South Pacific to England, Paris, Sp This writer has always been one of my favorites, somehow he has a really distinctive voice but at the same time writes in a way that makes the reader forget he's reading words and there is only the story left to enjoy. You can tell he's known a lot of people and probably heard all these stories in some form or another and then wrote them down. He personally chose the stories himself and put themin the order he wanted them in, which goes georgaphically from the South Pacific to England, Paris, Spain, the SE Asia, generally. I guess he was trying to give an around-the-world feel, which is kind of dorky, if that is in fact what he was doing. But anyway, one of the most readable writers ever.

Like most collections of short stories, this one is uneven. How do you rank such a book? I mostly read a story or two when I had nothing else to read so it took me two months to finish. If I'd not be able to renew it at the library 3 times, I probably would have tagged it 'did not finish' with 2 stars. However the stories in the last quarter of the book really picked up--definitely some 4 and 5 star material there.

Each story stands on its own so my suggestion is to start from the back and give u Like most collections of short stories, this one is uneven. How do you rank such a book? I mostly read a story or two when I had nothing else to read so it took me two months to finish. If I'd not be able to renew it at the library 3 times, I probably would have tagged it 'did not finish' with 2 stars. However the stories in the last quarter of the book really picked up--definitely some 4 and 5 star material there. Each story stands on its own so my suggestion is to start from the back and give up once you lose interest. Maugham is best known for his great novels (Of Human Bondage, The Razor’s Edge, The Moon and Sixpence, etc.).

But he was also one of the greatest short story writers of the 20th Century. I have as yet not read any of his novels (that is to come) and instead decided to start with his short stories, a decision I in no way regret. As he wrote a total of 91 short stories, I first tapped the internet for recommendations of his best.

I read some of those, and others as well. I was thoroughly charmed by Maugham is best known for his great novels (Of Human Bondage, The Razor’s Edge, The Moon and Sixpence, etc.). But he was also one of the greatest short story writers of the 20th Century.

I have as yet not read any of his novels (that is to come) and instead decided to start with his short stories, a decision I in no way regret. As he wrote a total of 91 short stories, I first tapped the internet for recommendations of his best. I read some of those, and others as well.

I was thoroughly charmed by each and every one. The typical Maugham short story is a condensed morality tale, subject to his own quirky situational ethics, that is told in a delightful conversational style, frequently with a fictional Maugham as the wry narrator, and ending with a touching, humorous, or shocking surprise. As short as 4 pages in length, his stories are perfect little gems of elegant story telling. Begin with his story “Rain”, which stands out for its disquieting content and its rather frightful ending. Then move on to any of the other “bests”. Then pick them at random. Every story is captivating and delectable.

I was never once disappointed, and I think you will feel the same way. I've cut some out my English-reading teeth on Somerset Maugham's short stories, a long time ago in high school. I've always been fond of the short story, especially the one with a punch in the end, and these absolutely deliver. Of course, some seem different now, read with eyes that are 20+ years older, but overall it's still a very good mix. I particularly like the atmosphere of the British colonies that he evokes, little towns in Borneo and the South Seas, and the expatriates' longing for home I've cut some out my English-reading teeth on Somerset Maugham's short stories, a long time ago in high school.

I've always been fond of the short story, especially the one with a punch in the end, and these absolutely deliver. Of course, some seem different now, read with eyes that are 20+ years older, but overall it's still a very good mix. I particularly like the atmosphere of the British colonies that he evokes, little towns in Borneo and the South Seas, and the expatriates' longing for home and struggling with their adoptive exotic lands are sentiments that I can partially understand better now, after having moved country twice myself. There was a time, not so long ago, when choosing a book for that compulsory assignment wasn't a pretty difficult task. Lazy bums, like yours truly, had their work cut out. Go to the bookworm's room in the floor above,dig his shelf for the thinnest book available (simple English preferred).

Try to read it else google. One such search of size zero books led me to a rather popular set of books.

This time there was some effort involved: making choices. The animal farm was quickly put back, students There was a time, not so long ago, when choosing a book for that compulsory assignment wasn't a pretty difficult task. Torrent Marco Antonio Solis Discografia. Lazy bums, like yours truly, had their work cut out.

Go to the bookworm's room in the floor above,dig his shelf for the thinnest book available (simple English preferred). Try to read it else google. One such search of size zero books led me to a rather popular set of books. This time there was some effort involved: making choices. The animal farm was quickly put back, students review it from 8th standard(if not earlier) not to showcase the satire but simply size and language. Then came Cather in the rye, one level above but still too common for a literature course for a 21 year old. The third and the last one was a rather obscure one titled, Cakes and Ale by William Somerset Maugham.

What caught me were three things: first, the size and second, which I learned from Wikipedia. The dude was really popular. The third and the most important reason was, the stupid guy had no more less than a 100 pager. And they call themselves book lovers.

Such was the introduction of perhaps my favourite author yet. Having read most of his works, I can say the man was a master. (Warning: If you think I am biased, well sorry to disappoint. A commoner.) Browsing through the endless shelves of the bookstore, I grabbed a copy of a collection of his short stories. Now, it is very difficult a task to review a single novel. Twenty stories embedded in one book, imagine.

A set of stories under the heading 'The Pacific' aptly describe a few stories. Not only do they represent the fact of there being set in remote isles of the giant but also like the great ocean, the soul of man is inconstant and uncertain. In 'Mackintosh', a sensible and sincere man of work bears a hatred, for his superior, of magnitude even he is unaware. In 'Rain', a catholic missionary falls from grace as the devil wins him over. 'The fall of Edward Bernard', is a tale of a passionate and ambitious man in pursuit of happiness. Another set titled 'The Casurania Tree' is a collection of tales of people of the Malay Peninsula and Borneo.

'Before the party' is a striking revelation by a respectable and well settled woman who murders her own husband in cold blood. In 'P & O', a man embarks on a journey back home. He is cursed by a native to not complete it. A mockery of a place's culture by the civilised, and orderly westerners to their own peril sums the story up.

There are many more some of the more noticeable ones being ' Mr. Harrington's Washing': a tale of an American businessman who gets himself in danger for life over unwashed linen in a country run over by civil war and strife. 'The Kite': a man leaves his love over a issue as petty as a broken kite. 'Salvatore': a most striking story about a person who is a nobody and there is nothing spectacular about him to even mention but one quality which we describe the least, an inherent goodness of being.

In all his works Somerset Maugham expounds on the vagaries of human nature, sometimes beyond comprehension of common sense. The most striking thing about his works is the fact that he like most of us, looks for answers to comprehend the most complex of all things: human behaviour. He makes 'Monsters' from men and 'Men' from monsters.

But he never judges. In fact, this can be real disconcerting at times because of one characteristic of human behaviour: We don't really know the right thing to do, unless told so.

Overall, I highly recommend all of his works. There's no doubt Maugham can turn a phrase, but the judgemental tone and general outdated attitudes towards women and people of colour was enough to alienate me almost completely.

It's a shame, because often there wasn't much particularly wrong narrative-wise with the stories, although they become rather indistinguishable after a time, and often the shorter stories read like an overly elaborate set-up for a bad joke. Still, there were a few individual stories that I enjoyed. Mackintosh is the bes There's no doubt Maugham can turn a phrase, but the judgemental tone and general outdated attitudes towards women and people of colour was enough to alienate me almost completely.

It's a shame, because often there wasn't much particularly wrong narrative-wise with the stories, although they become rather indistinguishable after a time, and often the shorter stories read like an overly elaborate set-up for a bad joke. Still, there were a few individual stories that I enjoyed. Mackintosh is the best of the Pacific stories, I think, showcasing the mental state that can occur from being so far from home. And it has a rather deliciously hateful main relationship. The conclusion, however, as with a great deal of these stories, looms over the page without any obscurity. A Man From Glasgow is essentially a horror story, and seems out of place in the collection.

It doesn't reinvent the wheel or anything, but I found it engaging nonetheless. Many of these stories are secondhand, that is, stories of other people telling stories. Before the Party has a twist, like so many of the others, but this one is the most entertaining and most satisfying. The reactions of the other characters to that twist is what makes the story, of course. The Yellow Streak, The Point of Honour, and The Unconquered all stood out as well, but I find I cannot say anything about them other than that. A mostly unsatisfying collection, given that twenty-four out of thirty stories had little to no impact on me. My first exposure to Somerset Maugham was more than three decades back, when we had one of his stories in out school text book.

His description are so vivid, that I still remember that characters of the story, though I have never read it after that. Somehow, while he was one of my top rated authors, I could not chance to read many of his works. And so, to make up for all the lost time, I am determined to read all of the collections available on Kindle. I would not even attempt to rate his work – My first exposure to Somerset Maugham was more than three decades back, when we had one of his stories in out school text book. His description are so vivid, that I still remember that characters of the story, though I have never read it after that.

Somehow, while he was one of my top rated authors, I could not chance to read many of his works. And so, to make up for all the lost time, I am determined to read all of the collections available on Kindle. I would not even attempt to rate his work – that would be sacrilege. I always regard short story writing to be a tougher than writing novels. In a novel, one has the luxury to fill in the middle.

The short story has very little in the middle. So, it requires a high degree of story telling to be writing short stories. And it has been the authors like Somerset Maugham, O Henry, H H Munro etc who have made this into such a great art. The differentiating aspect of Somerset Maugham is the descriptives of the characters. I just read it and close my eyes and can very well draw a picture of the character.

He brings life out of words. And he can make a story out of anything - a visit to a wrong house (The Poet). The humour is so succinct, just there but not all over the place. I am off to downloading the remaining sets of books. This collection is a good mixture of stories written throughout Maugham's life, so you can get a feel for how his writing was during different periods of his life. The later stuff is markedly more cynical than the earlier, for instance.

The best, as always, deal with the colonists living abroad in the East. Pes 2008 Free Download Full Version For Pc Softonic. Rain is the first story in this collection, and the best short story he's ever written.

There are some interesting ones about British expatriates in France written during the period of his wri This collection is a good mixture of stories written throughout Maugham's life, so you can get a feel for how his writing was during different periods of his life. The later stuff is markedly more cynical than the earlier, for instance. The best, as always, deal with the colonists living abroad in the East. Rain is the first story in this collection, and the best short story he's ever written. There are some interesting ones about British expatriates in France written during the period of his writing where I'm fairly sure the first person perspective in these stories is Maugham himself. I wouldn't be surprised to learn many of these people in his stories were based on real people he met in those places while on holiday.

There's also a few based during WWI and WWII, though they are few. Overall, a really solid collection of Maugham's work outside of his novels. A good place to start if you're looking for a taste. Looking through the bookshelves for something to read, I came across a well-thumbed copy of the short stories of Somerset Maugham. Among my favorites,The Letter, Footprints in the Jungle and Flotsam and Jetsom.

I have never been satisfied with the various actresses(all fine actresse Looking through the bookshelves for something to read, I came across a well-thumbed copy of the short stories of Somerset Maugham. Among my favorites,The Letter, Footprints in the Jungle and Flotsam and Jetsom.

Though Maugham's works never reached the ranks of what is considered great literature, I always found his writing to be very elegant. Of Human Bondage,Philip's self-destructive obsession with Mildred. Powerful stuff. I have never been satisfied with the various actresses(all fine actresses)that have played Mildred.

To me they have never'been' Mildred. The Razors Edge, Isabel,Larry and the tragic Sophie. And a host of interesting characters! I think Larry must have been annoying at times,as Sophie said, I could never play Mary Magdelyn to his Jesus Christ. As Maugham himself described his writing 'A good story, well told' so here's to Somerset Maugham and a story well told!

What i learned from this book is that short stories invariably have a good ending which is not often the case in novels. I guess this is because the writer thinks of the ending first and then writes the story to fit the conclusion.

Anyway ' The Master ' entertained me in 90% of these stories particularly the ones in the colonial far east. It is often the easy going scoundrel who gets his sympathy over the stuffed shirts and supposedly civilised do gooders. He is quick to expose fakery and the what i learned from this book is that short stories invariably have a good ending which is not often the case in novels. I guess this is because the writer thinks of the ending first and then writes the story to fit the conclusion.

He is quick to expose fakery and the bogus. His other favourite location is the french riviera and monte carlo ' a sunny place full of shady people '. He writes with a light waspish touch and none of it is too serious but all of it perspicacious. It a bit like noel coward, another stately homo, writing short stories. Rain: 2.0* The Fall of Edward Barnard: 4.5* Honolulu: 3.0* The Luncheon: 2.0* The Ant and the Grasshopper: 1.5* Home: 2.5* The Pool: 3.0* Mackintosh: 2.0* Appearance and Reality: 1.5* The Three Fat Women of Antibes: 2.5* The Facts of Life: 1.5* Gigolo and Gigolette: 3.0* The Happy Couple: 1.0* The Voice of the Turtle: 1.0* The Lion's Skin: 1.5* The Unconquered: 1.0* The Escape: 2.0* The Judgement Seat: 2.0* Mr. Know-All: 2.5* The Happy Man: 2.5* The Romantic Young Lady: 1.5* The Point of Honour Rain: 2.0* The Fall of Edward Barnard: 4.5* Honolulu: 3.0* The Luncheon: 2.0* The Ant and the Grasshopper: 1.5* Home: 2.5* The Pool: 3.0* Mackintosh: 2.0* Appearance and Reality: 1.5* The Three Fat Women of Antibes: 2.5* The Facts of Life: 1.5* Gigolo and Gigolette: 3.0* The Happy Couple: 1.0* The Voice of the Turtle: 1.0* The Lion's Skin: 1.5* The Unconquered: 1.0* The Escape: 2.0* The Judgement Seat: 2.0* Mr. Know-All: 2.5* The Happy Man: 2.5* The Romantic Young Lady: 1.5* The Point of Honour: 3.0* The Poet: 3.0* The Mother: 1.5* A Man from Glasgow: 1.5* Before the Party: 2.5* Louise: 2.5* The Promise: 2.0* A String of Beads: 3.5* The Yellow Streak: 3.0*.

This makes me want to teach a class in Colonial Literature. As a full time traveller I see Maughamesque characters still roaming and ravaging the earth. They should all read him.

It's so interesting to read about this particular period of globalization when things were still analogue and racism and misogyny were overt. I love the way his stories unfold, too. Sometimes slow to start, shifting in the middle, and then a little bit of O Henry at the end. You can tell he lived these stories. You can This makes me want to teach a class in Colonial Literature. As a full time traveller I see Maughamesque characters still roaming and ravaging the earth.

They should all read him. It's so interesting to read about this particular period of globalization when things were still analogue and racism and misogyny were overt.

I love the way his stories unfold, too. Sometimes slow to start, shifting in the middle, and then a little bit of O Henry at the end. You can tell he lived these stories.

You can tell he thinks low of women and has an attitude about people of color. But it's refreshing that he doesn't hide it. Love all fiction by Somerset Maugham, have read all his books a few years ago so it's about time I re-read them all - can't wait! I wish he had written much more, but then I would probably just spend my days reading his books and wouldn't have a life:) I don't even know which are my favourites, although The Razor's Edge and The Narrow Corner seemed to me especially great. Also, Of Human Bondage and Cakes and Ale (especially the second part) are wonderful.

I think the only one that left me sligh Love all fiction by Somerset Maugham, have read all his books a few years ago so it's about time I re-read them all - can't wait! I wish he had written much more, but then I would probably just spend my days reading his books and wouldn't have a life:) I don't even know which are my favourites, although The Razor's Edge and The Narrow Corner seemed to me especially great. Also, Of Human Bondage and Cakes and Ale (especially the second part) are wonderful. I think the only one that left me slightly indifferent was Catalina, but it was still a good book.

William Somerset Maugham was born in Paris in 1874. He spoke French even before he spoke a word of English, a fact to which some critics attribute the purity of his style. His parents died early and, after an unhappy boyhood, which he recorded poignantly in Of Human Bondage, Maugham became a qualified physician. But writing was his true vocation.

For ten years before his first success, he almost l William Somerset Maugham was born in Paris in 1874. He spoke French even before he spoke a word of English, a fact to which some critics attribute the purity of his style. His parents died early and, after an unhappy boyhood, which he recorded poignantly in Of Human Bondage, Maugham became a qualified physician. But writing was his true vocation. For ten years before his first success, he almost literally starved while pouring out novels and plays.

During World War I, Maugham worked for the British Secret Service. He travelled all over the world, and made many visits to America.

After World War II, Maugham made his home in south of France and continued to move between England and Nice till his death in 1965.

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