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All the books on the list "W. Somerset Maugham’s Ten Greatest Novels of All Time" from Great Novelists and Their Novels. Maugham's studies of the lives and masterpieces of ten great novelists are outstanding examples of literary criticism at its finest.
William Somerset Maugham was born on 25 December 1874 at the British Embassy in Paris, France, the fourth son (of seven children total, but only four that survived infancy) born to socialite and writer Edith Mary née Snell (1840-1882) and Robert Ormond Maugham (1823-1884), a lawyer for the British Embassy. Living in the suburbs of Paris, Williams' older brothers Charles, Frederick, and Henry already at boarding school in England, he enjoyed the attentions of his affectionate mother and nurse.
Summary. Twenty-five years after Ted Morgan's definitive 1980 biography, and in three hundred fewer pages, literary biographer Jeffrey Meyers has retold the story of W. Somerset Maugham's life ...
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 ...
William Somerset Maugham. William Somerset Maugham (n. 25 ianuarie 1874, Paris, Franța – d. 16 decembrie 1965, Nisa, Franța) a fost un dramaturg și prozator englez, a cărui operă s-a bucurat de notorietate internațională. Proza sa se caracterizează prin soliditatea construcției, observația ascuțită asupra mediilor și caracterelor ...
The W. Somerset Maugham Sampler, edited by Jerome Weidman, Garden City Publishing (Garden City, NY), 1943, published as The Somerset Maugham Pocket Book, Pocket Books (New York, NY), 1944. W. Somerset Maugham's Introduction to Modern English and American Literature, New Home Library (New York, NY), 1943.
The Razor's Edge is a 1944 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. It tells the story of Larry Darrell, an American pilot traumatized by his experiences in World War I, who sets off in search of some transcendent meaning in his life. The story begins through the eyes of Larry's friends and acquaintances as they witness his personality change after the ...
