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William Somerset Maugham CH (/ m ɔː m / MAWM; 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Born in Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German university.
W. Somerset Maugham (born Jan. 25, 1874, Paris, France—died Dec. 16, 1965, Nice) was an English novelist, playwright, and short-story writer whose work is characterized by a clear unadorned style, cosmopolitan settings, and a shrewd understanding of human nature.
W. Somerset Maugham (1874 – 1965) was a British playwright, novelist and short story writer. Born in the British Embassy in Paris, where his father worked, Maugham was an orphan by the age of ten. [1]
W. Somerset Maugham. 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.
Complete order of W. Somerset Maugham books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.
Jan 25, 2024 · RLF Fellow and playwright Marcy Kahan examines seven aspects of W. Somerset Maugham's remarkable life and career.
Maugham's studies of the lives and masterpieces of ten great novelists are outstanding examples of literary criticism at its finest. Afforded here are some of the formulae of greatness in the genre, as well as the flaws and heresies which enfeeble it.
Quick Reference. (1874–1965) British novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. He was made a CH in 1954. Maugham was born in Paris, where his father was legal adviser to the British embassy, and he spent his childhood in France, speaking French as his first language.
In his autobiography The Summing Up (1938), W (illiam) Somerset Maugham (1874 – 1965) wrote that he stood ‘in the very first row of the second-raters’, however his prolific output has largely stood the test of time and in the world of short-form fiction, he is still regarded as one of the masters.
Mar 8, 2010 · The complete short stories of W. Somerset Maugham. by. Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965. Publication date. 1932. Topics. Short stories, English. Publisher. Doubleday.
