The Moon and Sixpence Summary
W. Somerset Maugham

The Moon and Sixpence Summary

The narrator, Crabbe, knows a man named Charles Strickland for a few years, and many years later, Strickland becomes a famous painter. Crabbe decides to write a book about Strickland, and he talks about what he remembers of his experiences with Strickland. He also goes around Tahiti where Strickland lived his last years, and Crabbe hears the stories of various people who remember Strickland. For most of Strickland's painting career, he...

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