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William Somerset Maugham CH (/ m ɔː m / MAWM; 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) 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.
- Gerald Haxton
Frederick Gerald Haxton (1892 – November 7, 1944), a native...
- Syrie Maugham
Syrie Wellcome and W. Somerset Maugham married in 1917 in...
- The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge is a 1944 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. It...
- The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil is a 2006 American drama film directed by...
- William Somerset Maugham
William Somerset Maugham (25 January 1874– 16 December 1965)...
- Ashenden: Or the British Agent
Ashenden: Or the British Agent is a 1927 collection of...
- Gerald Haxton
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. [1]
Title [7] [8] [9]Year Of First PublicationFirst Edition Publisher (london, Unless ...Notes1897NovelThe Making of a Saint1898NovelOrientations1899Short story collectionThe Hero1901NovelThe Razor's Edge is a 1944 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. It tells the story of Larry Darrell, an American pilot traumatized by his experiences in World War I, who sets off in search of some transcendent meaning in his life. The story begins through the eyes of Larry's friends and acquaintances as they witness his personality change after the war.
- W. Somerset Maugham
- 1944
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
William Somerset Maugham (25 January 1874– 16 December 1965) was an English novelist, short story writer and playwright. He was born at the British Embassy in Paris. He was the highest paid author of the 1930s. [1]
The playwright, novelist and short-story writer W. Somerset Maugham, was a prolific author from the late 19th century until the 1960s. Most of his earliest successes were for the theatre, but he gave up writing plays after 1932.
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Ashenden: Or the British Agent is a 1927 collection of loosely linked stories by W. Somerset Maugham. It is partly based on the author's experience as a member of British Intelligence in Europe during the First World War.
