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  • ASHENDEN OR THE BRITISH AGENT
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    ASHENDEN OR THE BRITISH AGENT
    SOMERSET MAUGHAM
    Ashenden: Or the British Agent is a 1928 collection of loosely linked stories by W. Somerset Maugham. It is partly based on the author's experience as a member of British Intelligence in Europe during the First World War. (Wikipedia) ...

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  • ON A CHINESE SCREEN
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    ON A CHINESE SCREEN
    SOMERSET MAUGHAM
    On a Chinese Screen, also known as On a Chinese Screen: Sketches of Life in China, is a travel book by W. Somerset Maugham, first published in 1922. It is a series of short sketches Maugham made during a trip along the Yangtze River in 1919-1920, and although ostensibly about China the book is equally focused on the various westerners he met during the trip and their struggles ...

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  • MRS CRADDOCK
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    MRS CRADDOCK
    SOMERSET MAUGHAM
    Mrs Craddock is a novel by William Somerset Maugham first published in 1902. Set in the final years of the 19th century, Mrs Craddock is about a young and attractive woman of independent means who marries beneath her. As he had written about a subject that was considered daring at the time, Maugham had some difficulty finding a publisher. (Wikipedia) ...

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  • THE CASUARINA TREE
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    THE CASUARINA TREE
    W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
    A collection of six stories—including the acclaimed "The Outstation"—by the renowned twentieth-century author of the classic Of Human Bondage.   Set in the Federated Malay States during the 1920s, these stories portray the lives of the English living abroad and the clashes that occur with the native Malaysians—and among themselves.   In "Before the Party," a widow who lies abou...

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  • THE PAINTED VEIL
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    THE PAINTED VEIL
    W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
    A novel of love and betrayal set during a cholera epidemic from the acclaimed British author of Of Human Bondage, "a great artist, a genius" (Theodore Dreiser).   "[Theodore Dreiser] is the modern writer who has influenced me the most." —George Orwell   Arriving in Hong Kong in the 1920s, newlywed Kitty Fane soon learns that being the wife of a British government bacteriologist...

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  • THE MOON AND SIXPENCE
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    THE MOON AND SIXPENCE
    W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
    A middle-aged stockbroker leaves his family to become an artist in this novel inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin from "a notable and original writer" ( The New York Times).   From the author of The Razor's Edge and Of Human Bondage, The Moon and Sixpence tells the story of Charles Strickland, who suddenly deserts his wife and children in order to devote his life to painting. ...

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  • OF HUMAN BONDAGE
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    OF HUMAN BONDAGE
    W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
    The author of The Razor's Edge explores the longing for love and freedom in this coming-of-age story—"a novel of the utmost importance" (Theodore Dreiser).   Born with a clubfoot and orphaned at an early age, Philip Carey has long felt set apart from others. In the care of his doting aunt and dismissive uncle, he finds solace and escape in reading. But when he is sent to boardi...

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  • OF HUMAN BONDAGE
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    OF HUMAN BONDAGE
    W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
    William Somerset Maugham, (25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was a British 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. "Of Human Bondage" (1915) is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. It is generally agreed to be his masterpiece and to be strongly autobiographical in nature, ...

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  • THE MAKING OF A SAINT
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    THE MAKING OF A SAINT
    SOMERSET MAUGHAM
    The narrator and central figure is Filippo Brandolini. He tells the story of his young-adult life--romance and adventure. Filippo joins forces with friends Checco and Mateo to overthrow Giralomo Riario, who rules over and exploits the town of Forli. Giralomo falls; Checco and Mateo fall; ultimately, Filippo is a wreck of a man, living out his life as a monk, and hoping for the ...

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  • THE TREMBLING OF A LEAF
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    THE TREMBLING OF A LEAF
    SOMERSET MAUGHAM
    After working in British Intelligence during World War I, William Somerset Maugham set off to regain his health by traveling to Asia, Mexico, and the Pacific Islands. During this trip he gather materials and wrote the stories that appeared in 1921 in "The Trembling of a Leaf". ...

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  • THE MOON AND SIXPENCE
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    THE MOON AND SIXPENCE
    SOMERSET MAUGHAM
    The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W Somerset Maugham, told in episodic form by a first-person narrator, in a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character Charles Strickland, a middle-aged eng stockbroker, who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. The story is said to be loosely based on the life of the painter ...

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  • CAESAR'S WIFE
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    CAESAR'S WIFE
    W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
    "Caesar's Wife A Comedy in Three Acts" is 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. ...

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  • LIZA OF LAMBETH
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    LIZA OF LAMBETH
    SOMERSET MAUGHAM
    Liza of Lambeth (1897) was W. Somerset Maugham's first novel, which he wrote while working as a doctor at a hospital in Lambeth,then a working class district of London. It depicts the short life and death of Liza Kemp, an 18-year-old factory worker who lives together with her ageing mother in the fictional Vere Street off Westminster Bridge Road in Lambeth. It gives the reader ...

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  • THE LAND OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN
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    THE LAND OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN
    SOMERSET MAUGHAM
    Discover the enchanting world of "The Land of The Blessed Virgin," an anthology by Somerset Maugham that captures the heart and soul of Andalusia, Spain. In the story "Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia," Maugham takes readers on a captivating journey from England's grey skies to the vibrant and sunlit landscapes of Andalusia. This narrative unfolds as a tapestry of cultural...

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  • THE LAND OF PROMISE
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    THE LAND OF PROMISE
    SOMERSET MAUGHAM
    Most readers of the novels and plays of Somerset Maugham will not immediately associate him with Canada; he did, however, travel to western Canada once, in December 1912, to do research for his drama The Land of Promise, first performed in the United States in December 1913 and first published in London in 1913. ...

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  • THE HERO
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    THE HERO
    W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
    William Somerset Maugham; (25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was a British 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. "The Hero" is the story of a war hero returning home only to find his beliefs formed from direct experiences in direct conflict with the beliefs held by ...

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  • THE CIRCLE: A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS
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    THE CIRCLE: A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS
    SOMERSET MAUGHAM
    "The Circle" is a comedy in three acts. Young Lady Catherine is to leave her husband (and her son Arnold) in favour of her lover. 30 years later, young Elizabeth (Eleanor Boardman) is facing the same choice between her husband (the now grown Arnold, and lover. In the meantime, Arnold's mother Lady Catherine and lover Lord Porteous are coming to visit. ...

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  • UNA VILLA EN FLORENCIA
    UNA VILLA EN FLORENCIA
    MAUGHAM, WILLIAM SOMERSET
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  • LA SEÑORA CRADDOCK
    LA SEÑORA CRADDOCK
    MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSET
    Bertha Ley, una mujer de alta clase social, se empeña en un matrimonio desigual. Pero ese matrimonio se revelará su propia cárcel cuando descubra que la persona a la que se ha unido es un hombre zafio cuya única aspiración es ser un buen esposo a los ojos del mundo y que no comparte en absoluto el carácter socialmente rebelde de la protagonista. ...
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