Author by: Ivor Brown Language: en Publisher by: A&C Black Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 71 Total Download: 539 File Size: 44,6 Mb Description: Somerset Maugham was an English playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s. In 1947 Maugham instituted the Somerset Maugham Award, awarded to the best British writer or writers under the age of thirty-five for a work of fiction published in the past year.

Collected short stories, volume 1. Somerset MAUGHAM] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Spine and corner of cover creased, owner's inscription. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) Rain (1921) It was nearly bed-time and when they awoke next morning land would be in sight. Macphail lit his pipe and, leaning.

Notable winners include V. Naipaul, Kingsley Amis, Martin Amis and Thom Gunn. On his death, Maugham donated his copyrights to the Royal Literary Fund. Other writers acknowledged his work. Anthony Burgess, who included a complex fictional portrait of Maugham in the novel Earthly Powers, praised his influence. Author by: W.

Somerset Maugham Language: en Publisher by: The Floating Press Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 86 Total Download: 252 File Size: 51,9 Mb Description: This play by prolific British author W. Somerset Maugham delves deeper into several subjects that preoccupied Maugham throughout his literary career: the way that our external environment can shape our personalities and choices, and the usually negative consequences that arise from the intermingling of two divergent cultural traditions. In the play, an unlikely love affair blossoms and then sours against the backdrop of early twentieth century Peking. Author by: W. Somerset Maugham Language: en Publisher by: The Floating Press Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 55 Total Download: 137 File Size: 46,7 Mb Description: Many war heroes return from battle to a world that has changed dramatically. In the case of James Parsons, the protagonist of W.

Somerset Maugham's The Hero, his family and hometown have remained exactly as they were before he left to serve his country abroad -- it is his own outlook and values that have shifted. Will he be able to settle back into his old life and regain the happiness that was once his? Read The Hero to find out. Author by: W. Somerset Maugham Language: en Publisher by: The Floating Press Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 17 Total Download: 597 File Size: 52,7 Mb Description: Looking for a play that combines romance, intrigue, and profound insight into the human condition?

Fans of top-notch dramatic writing will appreciate W. Somerset Maugham's Caesar's Wife, which explores an unusual love triangle between a distinguished, older dignitary, his personal secretary, and his much-younger wife. Author by: W. Somerset Maugham Language: en Publisher by: Random House Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 12 Total Download: 672 File Size: 51,8 Mb Description: WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PAUL THEROUX Somerset Maugham's success as a writer enabled him to indulge his adventurous love of travel, and he recorded the sights and sounds of his wide-ranging journeys with an urbane, wry style all his own.

The Gentleman in the Parlour is an account of the author's trip through what was then Burma and Siam, ending in Haiphong, Vietnam. Whether by river to Mandalay, on horse through the mountains and forests of the Shan States to Bangkok, or onwards by sea, Maugham's vivid descriptions bring a lost world to life. Author by: W. Somerset Maugham Language: en Publisher by: Random House Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 12 Total Download: 262 File Size: 46,7 Mb Description: 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. Written by a master of fiction, Ten Novels and Their Authors is a unique and invaluable guide. Author by: W. Somerset Maugham Language: en Publisher by: Random House Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 89 Total Download: 571 File Size: 53,5 Mb Description: From 1892, when he was eighteen, until 1949, when this book was first published, Somerset Maugham kept a notebook. It is without doubt one of his most important works.

Part autobiographical, part confessional, packed with observations, confidences, experiments and jottings it is a rich and exhilarating admission into this great writer's workshop.

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Infistar Antihack For Dayz Mods Wiki. Read by Bellona Times. One of Maugham's most famous short stories, Rain unfolds in a soggy tropical paradise marred by self-righteous hypocrites trying to force their moral beliefs on a girl who basically just wants to have fun. At a running time of approximately 1 3/4 hours, it is too long for inclusion in a Short Story collection.(Summary by Bellona Times) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit.