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    mr. know all

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    passengers and the narrator and he helps them. He does all those things to prove that although he comes from a British colony‚ he isn’t a second class citizen. After all‚ someone who is inferior can’t be so smart and friendly as he is.  Somerset Maugham was an early nineteenth century British writer. His works often reflected the widespread prejudiced and racist views held by the British colonists‚ prevalent during the period in which he wrote.”     Make a connection between the quote and the poem

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    The “Escape” Unit 2 Summary The text under consideration is the short story “The Escape” written by a famous English writer Somerset Maugham. The story deals with the author’s speculation of the question of marriages‚ especially the possibility of men to escape it. There is no exposition‚ therefore we can only guess by the contents where and when the settings set on. At the beginning of the text the author expresses his conviction that only an instant flight can save a man from a woman‚ if she

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    A String of Beads

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    "A String of Beads" is a short story written by W.Somerset Maugham in 1943. William Somerset Maugham is the world-famous novelist. He`s universally acknowledged as a short-story writer. His fame in this realm began with the book of short stories entitled “the Trembling of the Leaf” (1921) and continued with increasing momentum. His skill in creating vivid and original human characters is combined with beauty and refinement of language and style.It is actually a rather satirical story. The story

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    A Friend in Need

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    written by William Somerset Maugham‚ an English writer. He achieved a great success as a novelist with such novels as “Of Human Bondage”‚ “The Razor’s Edge” and others‚ as a dramatist‚ but he is best known by his short stories. His novels and short stories are characterized by great narrative facility‚ simplicity of style‚ and ironic point of view. Maugham says that a writer can’t change life‚ he must only try to amuse his reader‚ stir his imagination. And this is where Maugham achieves perfection: his

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    Mabel - Shortly

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    In "Mabel" Somerset Maugham describes the pursuit of her fiance‚ by a young woman all over the Far East and marries him after a seven year engagement. Maugham met George in a club in Mandalay‚ while waiting for the secretary of the club. George was a tall‚ thin‚ sun-burnt man with a big moustache. he was clad in Khaki dress. There was something unusual about him. The secretary of teh club narrated the story of George and his wife‚ Mabel. George became engaged to Mabel. When he was home on

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    The Vandal Essay

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    Conservation and Philosophy Research Paper   Table of Contents References 3 Bibliography 4   James Wyatt‚ ‘the Destroyer’‚ ‘the Vandal’; was his reputation deserved for his work on some of England’s great cathedrals‚ or was he the victim of simply carrying out wishes of his employers? Introduction: Paragraph outlining his reputation and the perception through history – make reference to the fact that he also did some great work but that is sometimes overlooked due to the work he did on cathedrals

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    The Escape

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    THE ESCAPE By Somerset Maugham W. Somerset Maugham‚ a famous English writer‚ was born in 1874 in Paris. He received his medical degree‚ but he never practiced medicine; the ambition to write dominated his entire life. In 1897 "Liza of Lambeth"‚ Maugham’s first novel‚ appeared. It had no success. For the next ten years Maugham wrote and starved. He turned out a steady stream of plays and novels none of which excited much attention. His luck changed in 1907. In that year "Lady Frederic"‚ a comedy

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    The Happy Man

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    The text which I’m going to analyse is "The happy man" written by Somerset Maugham. He is a well-known English novelist‚ short-story writer‚ playwright and essayist. Maugham was the son of a British diplomat. He was educated at King’s School in Canterbury‚ studied painting in Paris‚ went to Heidelberg University in Germany and studied to be a doctor at St. Thomas Hospital in England. Although Somerset Maugham didn’t denounce the contemporary social order‚ he was critical of the morals‚ the narrow-mindedness

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    Hg Wells Research Paper

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    the future as well as personal beliefs in his novels. For example‚ Wells put scientific theorems into both novels that seemed futuristic at the time. Also‚ he describes his characters with a certain biased view‚ providing a stereotypical outlook (Maugham 2). Wells led a long and hardworking life. He was born to a mid-class family on September 21‚ 1866 in Bromley‚ Kent – a suburb of London. Herbert luckily avoided becoming a servant‚ like his parents. He did this in 1884 by winning a scholarship to

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    English Exercise

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    Agee the novelist and poet was also a film critic? 8. Lady Jane Grey was the queen of England from July 10 1553 to July 19 1553. 9. Joseph registered for English 101 History 204 and Biology 106. 10. After discussing "Rain" we agreed that Somerset Maugham could really tell a good story. 11. Squaw Valley California the scene of the winter Olympics in 1960 is a ski resort. 12. Tomorrow I believe is the last day to register to vote in the November general election. 13. To perform well on Saturday afternoon

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