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  1. The story is a narrative told in the third person by a limited omniscient observer. He/she can tell us the thoughts and feelings of the verger (Albert Foreman), but none of the other characters. At first, the language (tone) of the story is formal and objective.

  2. Jan 28, 2021 · Maugham’s short story The Verger” is a tale about a simple man Albert Edward Foreman. He has been a verger in St. Peter’s Neville Square Church, doing his duties with great enjoyment and dedication. His routine work is disturbed with the arrival of new vicar in the church.

  3. On the vicar's red face was a look of resolute benignity, but the others bore an expression that was slightly troubled. `He's been naggin' them, he 'as,' said the verger to himself. `He's jockeyed them into doin' something, but they don't 'alf like it. That's what it is, you mark my words.'.

  4. Somerset Maugham's short story "The Verger" begins in a fashionable London church called St. Peter's, just after a christening has taken place.

  5. The eponymous verger in Maugham's short story is illiterate, which causes him to lose his job in the church. Despite his abrupt dismissal, there's no sense that not being able to read and write...

  6. The Verger, a short story by Maugham, is the story of the unassuming Albert Edward Foreman. He served as a verger at St. Peter's Church in Neville Square, doing his responsibilities with enthusiasm and devotion. The new vicar's entry inside the church interrupts his normal duties.

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  8. Nov 17, 2023 · The Verger” by W. Somerset Maugham tells the story of Albert Edward Foreman, a dedicated verger at St. Peter’s Church in Neville Square. After serving faithfully for 16 years, an unexpected ...

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