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 W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
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 William Somerset Maugham ( 25 January 1874 - 16 December 1965 ) English playwright, novelist, and short story writer; often published as simply W. Somerset Maugham Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 Of Human Bondage (1915) 1.2 The Moon and Sixpence (1919) 1.3... 
 
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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
1,478 words, approx. 5 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).... summary from source:
 Biography of William Somerset Maugham
520 words, approx. 2 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... summary from source:
Biography of W(illiam) Somerset Maugham
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 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...
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 W. Somerset Maugham Information
4,708 words, approx. 16 pages
William Somerset Maugham, CH (January 25 1874 – December 16 1965) was an English playwright, novelist, and short story writer. He was one of the most popular authors of his era, and reputedly the highest paid of his profession during the...
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 New Criterion W. Somerset Maugham: the pleasures of a master.
02/01/2000: 3,714 words, approx. 12 pages A few months ago I went to dinner with an old friend, a retired professor of great distinction who suffered throughout his career from the vituperation of his academic colleagues who took a view of their chosen subject almost diametrically opposed to his own.... summary from source:
Studies in Short Fiction W. Somerset Maugham: A Study of the Short Fiction. (book reviews)
01/01/1996: 928 words, approx. 3 pages by Stanley Archer. Twayne's Studies in Short Fiction. New York: Twayne Publishers 1993. xii + 135 pages. $23.95. At the conclusion of his brief chapter on the stories of W. Somerset Maugham (reprinted in Archer's book), Archie K. Loss says, "If he had... summary from source:
 AP News Today in history - Oct. 2
10/2/2007: 606 words, approx. 2 pagesToday is Tuesday, Oct. 2, the 275th day of 2007. There are 90 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; he was the first black appointed to... summary from source:
AP News Smith's messy death eclipses wacky life
2/22/2007: 1,004 words, approx. 3 pages"Dying is a very dull, dreary affair," the late British author W. Somerset Maugham has oft been quoted as saying. He obviously didn't live in the Anna Nicole Smith era.It's been two weeks since the aspiring heiress, reality star and just plain famous-for-being-famous Smith died...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Anthony Curtis
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[Maugham wrote] novels about the kind of English society he knew best, doctors, the clergy, the military, the lawyers, and the formidable womenfolk who ruled their servants and their husbands with rods of iron: the good people who were the traditional fodder of the English novelist. (p. 35) The main novels in which we find Maugham's anatomy of Edwardian England and its values are The Hero (1901), Mrs. Craddock (1902), The Merry-Go-Round (1904) and The Explorer (1909). All of them have at their centre... summary from source:
Critical Essay by Graham Sutton
2,921 words, approx. 10 pages
The immense success of Mr Somerset Maugham is not too hard to analyse. Any good journalist can give the reason of it, any good playgoer recognise the reason at sight. He knows his time. (p. 95) [To be abreast of his time in such a way that he is a hair's-breadth ahead of it] is the safe place for the playwright to be; and that is Maugham's normal position. He has the right journalistic flair in playmaking; he is as up-to-date as you please, but never "advanced"; he takes the worl... summary from source:
Critical Essay by Subramani
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The most mature fiction about the South Pacific is symbolic in nature. Works of Melville, Conrad, and Maugham … move beyond the superficial and the ephemeral into the realm of mythology. However, what these writers have in common is that they all make strong instinctive responses to the South Seas. (pp. 165-66) [Those works of] Maugham which are related to the South Seas follow the design of the adventure of the mythological hero described by Joseph Campbell: 'A hero ventures forth from the wo...
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