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   W. Somerset Maugham. William Somerset Maugham [n 2] CH ( / mɔːm / MAWM; 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) [n 1] was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Born in Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German university.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › W-Somerset-MaughamW. Somerset Maugham | Novelist, Playwright, Short Story Writer

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   W. Somerset Maugham (born Jan. 25, 1874, Paris, France—died Dec. 16, 1965, Nice) was an English novelist, playwright, and short-story writer whose work is characterized by a clear unadorned style, cosmopolitan settings, and a shrewd understanding of human nature. Maugham was orphaned at the age of 10; he was brought up by an uncle and ...

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   W. Somerset Maugham (1874 – 1965) was a British playwright, novelist and short story writer. Born in the British Embassy in Paris, where his father worked, Maugham was an orphan by the age of ten.

   Title [7] [8] [9]	Year Of First Publication	First Edition Publisher (london, Unless ...	Notes
   Liza of Lambeth	1897	T. Fisher Unwin	Novel
   The Making of a Saint	1898	T. Fisher Unwin	Novel
   Orientations	1899	T. Fisher Unwin	Short story collection
   The Hero	1901	Hutchinson	Novel

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   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 although he did not receive the same critical acclaim as did his modernist contemporaries with their more experimental prose styles, he was reputedly the ...

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   A brief biography of the British novelist, short-story writer, and playwright, who was born in Paris and became a CH in 1954. Learn about his life, works, marriages, and controversies in this entry from Who's Who in the Twentieth Century.

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   W. Somerset Maugham (Author of Of Human Bondage) Discover new books on Goodreads. See if your friends have read any of W. Somerset Maugham's books. Join Goodreads. W. Somerset Maugham’s Followers (5,355) Born. in Paris, France. January 25, 1874. Died. December 16, 1965. Genre. Fiction, Short Stories. Influences.

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   Who was William Somerset Maugham?

   • William Somerset Maugham was born in Paris in 1874. He spoke French even before he spoke a word of English, a fact to which some critics attribute the purity of his style. His parents died early and, after an unhappy boyhood, which he recorded poignantly in Of Human Bondage, Maugham became a qualified physician. But writing was his true vocation.

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   What is Maugham best known for?

   • For many readers and critics, the best of Maugham is in his short stories. Raphael writes that Maugham became widely regarded as the supreme English exponent of the form – "both the magazine squib and the more elaborate conte ". Most were first published in weekly or monthly magazines and later collected in book form.

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   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. W. Somerset Maugham (born Jan. 25, 1874, Paris, France—died Dec. 16, 1965, Nice) was an English novelist, playwright, and short-story writer whose work is characterized by a clear unadorned style, cosmopolitan settings, and a shrewd understanding of human nature.

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   Where can I find a biography of Somerset Maugham?

   • The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham: A Biography. New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-679-60371-9. Innes, Christopher (2002). Modern British Drama: The Twentieth Century. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-01675-9. Knowles, Elizabeth, ed. (2014). The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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10. britishheritage.org › w-somerset-maughamW. Somerset Maugham | British Heritage

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    Learn about the life and works of W. Somerset Maugham, one of the most popular and influential writers of the 20th century. Explore his novels, short stories, plays, travel writing, and his role in British society and culture.