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Children. Mary Elizabeth (Liza) Wellcome. 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.
W. Somerset Maugham (1874 – 1965) was a British playwright, novelist and short story writer. Born in the British Embassy in Paris, where his father worked, Maugham was an orphan by the age of ten. [ 1]
Title [ 7][ 8][ 9]Year Of First PublicationFirst Edition Publisher (london, Unless ...Notes1897NovelThe Making of a Saint1898NovelOrientations1899Short story collectionThe Hero1901NovelJul 26, 2024 · 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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Aug 22, 2016 · Learn how Maugham chose and abridged the 10 best novels of all time, and how he applied Sainte-Beuve's biographism method to his literary criticism. Explore the publication history and the Winston Dictionary of his project.
Henry Maugham proved cold and emotionally cruel. The King's School, Canterbury, where Willie was a boarder during school terms, proved an inhospitable place, where he was teased for his bad English (French had been his first language) and his short stature, which he inherited from his father.
Of Human Bondage is a 1915 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. The novel is generally agreed to be Maugham's masterpiece and to be strongly autobiographical in nature, although he stated, "This is a novel, not an autobiography; though much in it is autobiographical, more is pure invention."
A list of the best novels by ten great novelists, selected and analyzed by W. Somerset Maugham, a master of fiction. The list includes classics such as Tom Jones, Pride and Prejudice, Madame Bovary, and War and Peace.
