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The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham | |
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About 170 pages (51,102 words) in 11 products |
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W. Somerset Maugham | | Birth Date: |
January 25, 1874 | | Death Date: |
December 16, 1965 | | Place of Birth: |
Paris, France | | Place of Death: |
Nice, France | | Nationality: |
French | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
Writer, Editor |
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 Biography of W(illiam) Somerset Maugham
1478 words, approx. 4.9 pages
 Novelist, playwright, short-story writer, travel writer, autobiographer, and essayist, W. Somerset Maugham wrote only one collection of short stories that justifies his inclusion in any discussion of spy fiction: Ashenden; or The British Agent (1928). St... summary from source:
 Biography of William Somerset Maugham
520 words, approx. 1.7 pages
The British novelist William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), one of the most popular writers in English in the 20th century, is noted for his clarity of style and skill in storytelling. Born in Paris, on Jan. 25, 1874, where his father was solicitor to the... summary from source:
Biography of W(illiam) Somerset Maugham
12200 words, approx. 40.7 pages
 When William Somerset Maugham celebrated his seventh birthday in Paris, he received from Lady Anglesey, a family friend, a generous gift of twenty francs. Asked how he planned to use his money, young Willie (as he preferred to be addressed) eagerly respo...
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219 words, approx. 1 pages
The Painted Veil is a 1925 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. The title is taken from Percy Bysshe Shelley's sonnet which begins "Lift Not The Painted Veil Which Those Who Live/Call Life." Biographer Richard Cordell notes that the book was influenced by...
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