W. Somerset Maugham's "Before the Party" is a novelette first published in the December 1922 edition of "Nash's Magazine." After the death of her husband, an alcoholic colonial administrator in Borneo, Millicent returns to England to live with her parents and sister. Did Millicent's husband die of a fever, as Millicent claims, or was his throat cut? And if the latter, was it suicide or homicide? Sample passage: Mrs. Skinner had thought it very peculiar that her daughter should have no photographs of Harold in her room. Indeed she had spoken of it once, but Millicent had made no reply....
W. Somerset Maugham's "Before the Party" is a novelette first published in the December 1922 edition of "Nash's Magazine." After the death of her husb...
Considered Maugham's most classic and lasting contribution to literature, Of Human Bondage is a powerful, moving work that should be read by everyone.
Considered Maugham's most classic and lasting contribution to literature, Of Human Bondage is a powerful, moving work that should be read by everyone....
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This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, af...
"W. Somerset Maugham's" Of Human Bondage is generally agreed to be his masterpiece and to be strongly autobiographical in nature. Although Maugham stated, "This is a novel, not an autobiography, though much in it is autobiographical, more is pure invention." Of Human Bondage was ranked in the top 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.
Maugham indicates in his foreword that he derived the title from a passage inBaruch Spinoza'sEthics: ""The impotence of man to govern or restrain the emotions I call bondage, for a man who is under their control is not his own master......
"W. Somerset Maugham's" Of Human Bondage is generally agreed to be his masterpiece and to be strongly autobiographical in nature. Although Maugham ...
Listed 44 of the best novels ever written. Of Human Bondage, published in 1915, is considered to be W. Somerset Maugham's best work. Many believe the novel to be one of the world's literary masterpieces. The story follows Phillip Carey from early childhood through his 30's. Orphaned at 9, Phillip spends his early years raised by his childless aunt and uncle. His aunt tries to be a mother to Philip, but she is unsure how to behave whereas his uncle, a vicar, takes a cold disposition towards him. Philip is sent to a boarding school but his shyness and his club foot make it difficult for him to...
Listed 44 of the best novels ever written. Of Human Bondage, published in 1915, is considered to be W. Somerset Maugham's best work. Many believe the ...
The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W Somerset Maugham, told in episodic form by a first-person narrator, in a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character Charles Strickland, a middle-aged English stockbroker, who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. The story is said to be loosely based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. The inspiration for this story, Gauguin, is considered to be the founder of primitivism in art. The main differences between Gauguin and Strickland are that Gauguin was French rather than English, and...
The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W Somerset Maugham, told in episodic form by a first-person narrator, in a series of glimpses into the mind and so...
