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Short story collection by Maugham, screen adaptation by Maugham, R.C. Hour Before the Dawn ! The Hour Before the Dawn Mixture As Before ! The Mixture as Before Short story collection comprises 20 stories
Six Stories Written in the First Person Singular Short story collection comprises six storiesĬakes and Ale: or, the Skeleton in the Cupboard I like Maughams short stories much better than the novels of his that Ive read (The Razors Edge and Of Human Bondage). Trembling of a Leaf ! The Trembling of a Leaf: Little Stories of the South Sea IslandsĬasuarina Tree ! The Casuarina Tree: Six Stories Moon and Sixpence ! The Moon and Sixpence He first visited what was then the British Colony of the Federated Malay States in 1921. Making of a Saint ! The Making of a Saint Although the much-traveled Somerset Maugham is famous for his short stories with a Malayan setting, he did not spend all that much time in the country. įrontispieces for Of Human Bondage, 1915 (Top), and The Trembling of a Leaf, 1921 Novels and story collections of W. graced the world of English letters with more complete or more polished assurance". īy the time of his death in 1965 Maugham was one of the most commercially successful and gifted writers of the twentieth century, according to Bryan Connon, his biographer The Times obituarist called Maugham "the most assured English writer of his time", and wrote that "no writer of his generation . It was the first of many of his works that were produced for the stage, and with the later development of cinema, his novels and stories were also adapted for the big screen. In 1903 his first play was performed, A Man of Honour at the Imperial Theatre, London. Maugham was also editor on a number of works, which often included adding a preface or introductory chapter to the work of other writers. Much of his non-fictional writing was published in book form, and covered a range of topics, including travel, current affairs, autobiography and belles lettres. Ī year after his first novel was published Maugham began contributing to magazines and periodicals initially these were short stories, but he also wrote opinion pieces, non-fictional and autobiographical work, and letters. He was raised by an uncle, who tried to persuade the youngster to become an accountant or parson Maugham instead trained as a doctor, although he never practised professionally, as his first novel, Liza of Lambeth, was published the same year he qualified. Born in the British Embassy in Paris, where his father worked, Maugham was an orphan by the age of ten. Somerset Maugham (1874 – 1965) was a British playwright, novelist and short story writer.
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