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Collected Stories of W. Somerset Maugham - (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics) by W Somerset Maugham (Hardcover)

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  • From one of the twentieth century's most enduringly popular fiction writers: the only hardcover edition of his short stories.
  • About the Author: W. Somerset Maugham was one of the twentieth century's most popular novelists as well as a celebrated playwright, critic, and short story writer.
  • 880 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Short Stories (single author)
  • Series Name: Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics

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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 of his art. These expertly told tales, with their addictive plot twists and vividly drawn characters, are both galvanizing as literature and wonderfully entertaining. In the adventures of his alter ego Ashenden, a writer who (like Maugham himself) turned secret agent in World War I, as well as in stories set in such far-flung locales as South Pacific islands and colonial outposts in Southeast Asia, Maugham brings his characters vividly to life, and their humanity is more convincing for the author's merciless exposure of their flaws and failures.

Whether the chasms of misunderstanding he plumbs are those between colonizers and natives, between a missionary and a prostitute, or between a poetry-writing woman and her uncomprehending husband, Maugham brilliantly displays his irony, his wit, and his genius in the art of storytelling.



Review Quotes




"The short story was Maugham's true métier, and some of the stories he wrote are among the best in the language." -Anthony Burgess

"Maugham has given infinite pleasure and left us a splendour of writing which will remain for as long as the written English word is permitted to exist." -Daily Telegraph

"If all else perish, there will remain a storyteller's world...that is exclusively and forever Maugham, a world of verandah and prahu which we enter as well as we do that of Conan Doyle's Baker Street, and with a happy and eternal homecoming." -Cyril Connolly, The Times (London)

"[Maugham] is as clever a craftsman as the cleverest...He chooses his themes with as quick an eye for tragedy as the most compassionate." -The Observer

"A formidable talent, a formidable sum of talents." -The Spectator



About the Author



W. Somerset Maugham was one of the twentieth century's most popular novelists as well as a celebrated playwright, critic, and short story writer. He was born in Paris but grew up in England and served as a secret agent for the British during World War I. He wrote many novels, including the classics Of Human Bondage, Cakes and Ale, Christmas Holiday, The Moon and Sixpence, Theatre, and Up at the Villa.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.26 Inches (H) x 5.22 Inches (W) x 1.8 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.98 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 880
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Short Stories (single author)
Series Title: Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Format: Hardcover
Author: W Somerset Maugham
Language: English
Street Date: July 6, 2004
TCIN: 1005347016
UPC: 9781400042531
Item Number (DPCI): 247-00-0551
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.8 inches length x 5.22 inches width x 8.26 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.98 pounds
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