William Somerset Maugham
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William Somerset Maugham is one of the best known English writers of the 20th century. He was not only a novelist, but also a one of the most successful dramatist and short-story writers. Maugham wants the readers to draw their own conclusion about the characters and events described in his novels. His reputation as a novelist is based on the following prominent books: “Of Human Bondage”; “The Moon and Sixpence”; and “The Razor 's Edge”.
Though Maugham doesn’t denounce the contemporary social order, he is critical of the morals and the narrow-mindedness. Realistic portrayal of life, keen character observation, and interesting plots coupled with beautiful, expressive language, a simple, clear, unadored style, place Somerset Maugham on a level with the greatest English writers of the 20th century. In general, Maugham 's novels and short stories could be characterized by great narrative facility, an ironic point of view, cosmopolitan settings, and an astonishing understanding of human nature.
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William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), English playwright and author wrote Of Human Bondage (1915);
[pic][pic]He did not know how wide a country, arid and precipitous, must be crossed before the traveller through life comes to an acceptance of reality. It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost it; but the young know they are wretched, for they are full of the truthless ideals which have been instilled into them, and each time they come in contact with the real they are bruised and wounded.--Ch. 29
Initially titled "The Artistic Temperament of Stephen Carey", Maugham revised an earlier autobiographical novel and it was published to subdued response
William Somerset Maugham is one of the best known English writers of the 20th century. He was not only a novelist, but also a one of the most successful dramatist and short-story writers. Maugham wants the readers to draw their own conclusion about the characters and events described in his novels. His reputation as a novelist is based on the following prominent books: “Of Human Bondage”; “The Moon and Sixpence”; and “The Razor 's Edge”.
Though Maugham doesn’t denounce the contemporary social order, he is critical of the morals and the narrow-mindedness. Realistic portrayal of life, keen character observation, and interesting plots coupled with beautiful, expressive language, a simple, clear, unadored style, place Somerset Maugham on a level with the greatest English writers of the 20th century. In general, Maugham 's novels and short stories could be characterized by great narrative facility, an ironic point of view, cosmopolitan settings, and an astonishing understanding of human nature.
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William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), English playwright and author wrote Of Human Bondage (1915);
[pic][pic]He did not know how wide a country, arid and precipitous, must be crossed before the traveller through life comes to an acceptance of reality. It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost it; but the young know they are wretched, for they are full of the truthless ideals which have been instilled into them, and each time they come in contact with the real they are bruised and wounded.--Ch. 29
Initially titled "The Artistic Temperament of Stephen Carey", Maugham revised an earlier autobiographical novel and it was published to subdued response
References: 3. ^ Morgan, 1980, p. 4. 5. ^ Hastings, Selina. The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham, 2010 6 7. ^ Morgan, 1980, pp. 8–9. 8. ^ Morgan, 1980, p. 17. 9. ^ Morgan, 1980, p. 24. 10. ^ Epstein, 1991, p. 189. 11. ^ Maugham, Liza of Lambeth (Rockville, MD: Serenity Publishers, 2008), p. 10. 12. ^ Maugham, The Partial View (Heineman 1954), p. 8. 13. ^ Crowley 's Vanity Fair review is reprinted in Anthony Curtis and John Whitehead, eds., W. Somerset Maugham The Critical Heritage (Routledge Kegan & Paul, 1987), pp. 44-56. 15. ^ Morgan, 1980, p. 188. 18. ^ Morgan, 1980, pp. 197–8. 20. ^ Morgan, 1980, p. 227. 21. ^ Morgan, 1980, p. 226. 22. ^ Morgan, 1980, p. 206. 23. ^ Morgan, 1980, pp. 245, 264. 24. ^ Tad Mosel, "Leading Lady: The World and Theatre of Katharine Cornell," Little, Brown & Co., Boston (1978) 25 27. ^ Morgan, 1980, p. 495. 28. ^ Hoyt, Edwin P. (1968). Alexander Woollcott: The Man Who Came to Dinner. New York: Abelard-Schuman. p. 258. 29 31. ^ Maugham, William Somerset (1954). Mr. Maugham himself. Garden City, NY: Doubleday. p. 564. OCLC 365977. http://books.google.com/books?id=b6NAAAAAIAAJ&q=gravely+shocked. 32 33. ^ Mander & Mitchenson, 1980. [edit] Sources • Hastings, Selina, 2009 The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham - A biography • Hastings, Selina, 2009 "A blackstable boyhood" • Mander, Raymond & Mitchenson, Joe, 1955 The Artist and the Theatre • Mander, Raymond & Mitchenson, Joe, 1980 Guide to the Maugham Collection of Theatrical Paintings. Heinemann & the National Theatre • Maugham, Robin, 1970, Escape from the Shadows • Maugham, Robin, 1977, Somerset and all the Maughams. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-8371-8236-0 • Maugham, Robin, 1977, Search for Nirvana • Maugham, W. Somerset, 1938, The Summing Up. Garden City Publishing Company. • Maugham, W. Somerset, 1962, Looking Back. As serialised in Show, June, July & August. • Meyers, Jeffrey, 2004, Somerset Maugham: A life. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-375-41475-6 • Morgan, Ted, 1980, Somerset Maugham Jonathan Cape • Morgan, Ted, 1984, Maugham Touchstone Books. ISBN 0-671-50581-5. • Woods, B. F. (2007), Neutral Ground: A Political History of Espionage Fiction., Algora Publishing, ISBN 0-8758-6535-6 . • Epstein, Joseph (1991), Partial Payments, W. W. Norton & Company, ISBN 9780393307160 [edit] External links