W. Somerset Maugham

Filled with keen observations, autobiographical notes, and the seeds of many of Maugham's greatest works, A Writer's Notebook is a unique and exhilarating look into a great writer's mind at work. From nearly five decades, Somerset Maugham recorded an intimate journal. In it we...

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The incidents described in the stories are modeled on Maugham's experiences as a secret agent, and "the central character, Ashenden, is very much an autobiographical character." He is supposed to have modeled Chandra Lal after Virendranath Chattopadhyaya, an Indian nationalist in Germany during the...

The classic spy story collection that inspired John Le Carré, Graham Greene, Ian Fleming, Len Deighton and other 20th Century masters of the spy thriller, & caused a national security scandal in Churchill's Britain.It did not take them long to settle things and when...

W. Somerset Maugham's "Before the Party" is a novelette first published in the December 1922 edition of "Nash's Magazine." After the death of her husband, an alcoholic colonial administrator in Borneo, Millicent returns to England to live with her parents and sister. Did Millicent's...

Cakes and Ale is a delicious satire of London literary society between the Wars. Social climber Alroy Kear is flattered when he is selected by Edward Driffield's wife to pen the official biography of her lionized novelist husband, and determined to write a bestseller....

For Christmas, Charley Mason's father granted him a trip to Paris, all expenses paid. It should have been a lark, but on his first night Charley meets a woman whose story will forever change his life. For Lydia has seen tragedy. The Russian Revolution...

These 30 short stories, comprising Somerset Maugham's first collection, are set in locations ranging from England, France and Spain to the silver sands of the South Pacific. They include Rain, The Three Fat Women of Antibes, The Voice of the Turtle, and Before the...

The second of four volumes of short stories which reflect Somerset Maugham's wry perception of human foibles and gift for evoking drama from a sense of time and place. Set in Malaya, America and England, they include "Flotsam and Jetsam," "The Man With the...

This third volume of Maugham's stories, introduced and selected by the author himself, contains the celebrated series about Ashenden, a secret service agent in WWI. Based on Maugham's own experiences with the British Intelligence service in Switzerland, the stories are vignettes in which he...

This final classic collection reveals Somerset Maugham's unique talent for exposing and exploring the bitter realities of human relationships in tales of love, infidelity, passion and prejudice. The stories range from "The Lotus Eater" where a man envisions a life of bliss in the...

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...

Two of Maugham's earliest published short stories, one lighthearted and one darker, showcase the celebrated author's keen understanding of human nature."De Amicitia" describes the relationship of Valentia, an American art student studying in Paris, and a young English poet named Ferdinand as they naïvely...

For Services Rendered sheds a harrowing light on provincial middle-class England after the First World War. The play was first performed at the Globe Theatre in London in 1932. Author: W. Somerset MaughamISBN-10: 0573114676ISBN-13: 9780573114670Publisher: Samuel French LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/06/2017Pages: 114Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.31lbsSize: 8.50h...

Set immediately after the Great War in 1918. Maugham called it "a farce in three acts". After the death of her husband, William, the spoilt and beautiful Victoria married his best friend, Frederick. When William comes back after the war alive after all, each...

This book "" Jack Straw: A Farce in Three Acts "" has been considered important throughout the human history. It has been out of print for decades.So that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book...

"Women's hearts are like old china, none the worse for a break or two."-Admiral, Lady Frederick (1907) by Somerset MaughamLady Frederick (1907) by W. Somerset Maugham is a play that sparked the author's lagging writing career when it became a hit on the London...

This Book "Landed Gentry: A Comedy in Four Acts" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future...

W. Somerset Maugham's first novel is about the gloomy, poverty-stricken world of South London in the 1890s and how it affects one young girl who tries to escape from it.Author: W. Somerset MaughamISBN-10: 0140185933ISBN-13: 9780140185935Publisher: Penguin GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/1992Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 7.60h x...

Liza of Lambeth (1897) is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Written while the author was living as a medical student in London, the Maugham's debut marked an electrifying start to an illustrious career in literature. Controversial for its portrayal of infidelity, domestic violence,...

LIZA OF LAMBETH (1897) by W. Somerset Maugham shows the tragedy and abuses of the working class in the misguided love affair of young factory worker Liza Kemp and an older married man. A mood of subdued acceptance of one's life conditions prevails in...

Liza of Lambeth (1897) is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Written while the author was living as a medical student in London, the Maugham's debut marked an electrifying start to an illustrious career in literature. Controversial for its portrayal of infidelity, domestic violence,...

It was the first Saturday afternoon in August; it had been broiling hot all day, with a cloudless sky, and the sun had been beating down on the houses, so that the top rooms were like ovens; but now with the approach of evening...

Author: W. Somerset MaughamISBN-10: 1554814936ISBN-13: 9781554814930Publisher: Broadview Press IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/31/2023Format: PaperbackWeight: 6.87lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.45d

Special Large Print edition, with easy to read text, of Maugham's classic work.Author: W. Somerset MaughamISBN-10: 1604508981ISBN-13: 9781604508987Publisher: Serenity Publishers, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/29/2011Pages: 154Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.33dLarge Print

Yet now few will be found to deny his greatness. I do not speak of that greatness which is achieved by the fortunate politician or the successful soldier; that is a quality which belongs to the place he occupies rather than to the man;...

"There is something bracing about the sincerity of Maugham's] style . . . a style that serves his general purpose of stripping life to the bone with a thin, sharp knife that lays open to view the normal flesh and the healthy flow of...

Set in the final years of the 19th century, Mrs Craddock is about a young and attractive woman of independent means who marries beneath her. As he had written about a subject that was considered daring at the time, Maugham had some difficulty finding...

Set in the final years of the 19th century, Mrs Craddock is about a young and attractive woman of independent means who marries beneath her. As he had written about a subject that was considered daring at the time, Maugham had some difficulty finding...

Mrs. Craddock (1902) is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Controversial for its portrayal of infidelity and marriage across social classes, Mrs. Craddock was instrumental in establishing Maugham's reputation as a leading author of the late Victorian era. Due to its content, the novel...

Mrs. Craddock (1902) is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Controversial for its portrayal of infidelity and marriage across social classes, Mrs. Craddock was instrumental in establishing Maugham's reputation as a leading author of the late Victorian era. Due to its content, the novel...

"The most difficult thing for a wise woman to do is to pretend to be a foolish one."-Miss Ley, Mrs. Craddock (1902) by Somerset MaughamMrs. Craddock (1902) by Somerset Maugham is the story of Bertha Ley, who marries handsome, older Edward Craddock; however she...

"The most difficult thing for a wise woman to do is to pretend to be a foolish one."-Miss Ley, Mrs. Craddock (1902) by Somerset MaughamMrs. Craddock (1902) by Somerset Maugham is the story of Bertha Ley, who marries handsome, older Edward Craddock; however she...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: W. Somerset MaughamISBN-10: 1523984252ISBN-13: 9781523984251Publisher: Createspace Independent...

This classic novel tells the story of Philip Carey, an orphan with a club foot who is raised by a religious aunt and uncle. Yearning for adventure, Philip eventually leaves home to pursue a career as an artist in Paris. When he returns to...

A nine year old boy's mother dies shortly after the death of his father. He is sent to live with his aunt and uncle in a small East-Anglian village, where his uncle is vicar. This uncle holds the boy's significant inheritance for him until...

Of Human Bondage (1915) by W. Somerset Maugham is a semi-autobiographical novel, a striking psychological masterwork of one young man's life journey, obsession, love, alienation and personal vulnerability. Philip Carey, subtle, intellectual and artistic, is born with a club foot, a condition which causes...

W. Somerset Maugham's semiautobiographical masterpiece unfolds in London and Paris at the end of the 19th century. The protagonist, Philip Carey, is a sensitive orphan who's burdened with a club foot and shunned by his schoolmates. Philip's artistic aspirations fade with his realization of...

Of Human Bondage is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. It is generally agreed to be his masterpiece and to be strongly autobiographical in nature, although Maugham stated, "This is a novel, not an autobiography, though much in it is autobiographical, more is pure...

Author: W. Somerset MaughamISBN-10: 1613820445ISBN-13: 9781613820445Publisher: Simon & BrownLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/11/2011Pages: 794Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.52lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.75dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 8.3Point Value: 48Interest Level: Upper GradeQuiz #/Name: 10042 / Of Human Bondage

The day broke gray and dull. The clouds hung heavily, and there was a rawness in the air that suggested snow. A woman servant came into a room in which a child was sleeping and drew the curtains. She glanced mechanically at the house...

A nine year old boy's mother dies shortly after the death of his father. He is sent to live with his aunt and uncle in a small East-Anglian village, where his uncle is vicar. This uncle holds the boy's significant inheritance for him until...

W. Somerset Maugham's semiautobiographical masterpiece unfolds in London and Paris at the end of the 19th century. The protagonist, Philip Carey, is a sensitive orphan who's burdened with a club foot and shunned by his schoolmates. Philip's artistic aspirations fade with his realization of...

Author: W. Somerset MaughamISBN-10: 1613827377ISBN-13: 9781613827376Publisher: Simon & BrownLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/11/2011Pages: 794Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.92lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.88dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 8.3Point Value: 48Interest Level: Upper GradeQuiz #/Name: 10042 / Of Human Bondage

Considered Maugham's most classic and lasting contribution to literature, Of Human Bondage is a powerful, moving work that should be read by everyone.Author: W. Somerset MaughamISBN-10: 149737667XISBN-13: 9781497376670Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/18/2014Pages: 298Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.88lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.62dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level:...

Of Human Bondage is one of the greatest novels ever written. Philip Carey is an orphan with a clubfoot, he grows up to love books and struggles trying to understand why life has been so cruel to him. Then he falls in love, and...

Desperate for love and eager for experience of a wider world, Philip Carey grows up in the oppressive confines of his uncle's vicarage. The sensitive orphan is burdened by a club foot that sets him apart from his schoolmates and heightens his loneliness. Seeking...

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham, wrote Gore Vidal. He was always...

A masterpiece of modern literature that mirrors Maugham's own career. Of Human Bondage is the first and most autobiographical of Maugham's novels. It is the story of Philip Carey, an orphan eager for life, love and adventure. After a few months studying in Heidelberg,...

Of Human Bondage (1915) is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Inspired by his experiences as an orphan and young student, Maugham composed his masterpiece. Adapted several times for film, Of Human Bondage is a story of tragedy, perseverance, and the eternal search for...