The only hardcover edition of short stories by one of the twentieth century's most enduringly popular fiction writers.
Though W. Somerset Maugham was also famous for his novels and plays, it has been argued that in thethe short story he reached the pinnacle of his artwas his true métier. 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.
Though W. Somerset Maugham was also famous for his novels and plays, it has been argued that in thethe short story he reached the pinnacle of his artwas his true métier. 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.
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Hardback Editions
August 2004 : Hardback
| Title: Collected Stories (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics) Author(s): W Somerset Maugham ISBN: 1-85715-276-X / 9781857152760 (UK edition) Publisher: Everyman Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2004 : Hardback
| Title: Collected Stories (Everyman's Library) Author(s): W. Somerset Maugham ISBN: 1-4000-4253-4 / 978-1-4000-4253-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Everyman's Library Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1985 : Hardback
| Title: Short Stories Author(s): W. Somerset Maugham Publisher: The Folio Society Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1961 : Hardback
| Title: The World Over: The Collected Stories (2 Vol. Set) Author(s): W. Somerset Maugham Publisher: Reprint Society London Availability: Amazon More details... |
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