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Short story collection by Maugham, screen adaptation by Maugham, R.C. Sherriff and Noel Langley. [44] Encore. 1951. Heinemann. Short story collection by Maugham, screen adaptation by Maugham, T.E.B Clarke, Arthur Macrae and Eric Ambler.
William Somerset Maugham[ n 2 ] CH (/ mɔːm / MAWM; 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) [ n 1 ] 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. He became a medical student in London and qualified as a ...
Sep 4, 2024 · They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. 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.
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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... Canon Spratte is an important man and most of all in his own mind.
May 24, 2019 · By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on May 24, 2019 • ( 2 ) W. Somerset Maugham’s (25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) twenty novels are exceptionally uneven; the first eight, though interesting, suggest the efforts of a young novelist to discover where his talent lies. From the publication of Of Human Bondage (1915) through The Razor’s Edge (1944 ...
W. Somerset Maugham. William Somerset Maugham was an English author and playwright. Born in the British Embassy in Paris, France (legally considered British soil), Maugham endured a traumatic childhood, orphaned at ten when his mother died from tuberculosis and his father died from cancer. He was raised by his aunt and uncle, and bullied by ...
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W. Somerset Maugham was a celebrated writer of novels and short stories. In addition, he published ten important books of travel, autobiography, criticism, and miscellaneous essays. He was a ...