61. Somerset Maugham Somerset Maugham . World Traveler, Famed Storyteller. By Craig Showalter. Caxtonian, September 1997. September 1997 marked the 100th anniversary of the publication of W. Somerset Maugham's first novel, Liza of Lambeth. Embassy in Paris in 1874he was destined to become The Two Worlds of Somerset Maugham(1965), makes interesting reading http://www.caxtonclub.org/reading/smaugham.html

Somerset Maugham — World Traveler, Famed Storyteller By Craig Showalter Caxtonian , September 1997 September 1997 marked the 100th anniversary of the publication of W. Somerset Maugham's first novel, Liza of Lambeth . Written during his final year of medical school, the realistic novel draws upon his experiences in treating patients from the Lambeth slums of London. The book achieved modest public acclaim—even notoriety—sufficient, in fact, for Maugham to abandon his medical career to become a full-time writer. A year after his publishing debut, he left London for Capri in Italy, beginning a lifelong pattern of travel and story-telling that became the Maugham persona for millions of readers. Over the next 60 years, he became one of the most successful writers of all time. When Maugham was born—in the British Embassy in Paris in 1874—he was destined to become a lawyer. His father and grandfather had been prominent attorneys, and his oldest brother went on to become England's Lord Chancellor. However, Maugham had a severe stammer, which left him afraid to speak; so there were no plans for him to following the family tradition. Furthermore, he was orphaned by the age of 10 and was sent to England to be raised by an uncle, a clergyman. These circumstances led the young Maugham to be shy and withdrawn; consequently he became an observer rather than an active participant, but he was able to turn this to his advantage as a writer. The unhappiness and anxiety of his early life were recounted in his autobiographical novel

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Home / News Quotes of the Day Motivational Author Index ... Contact Us Also visit: The Literature Page Quotations by Author W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965) [more author details] Showing quotations 1 to 10 of 36 total We have 1 book review related to W. Somerset Maugham. Read the works of W. Somerset Maugham online at The Literature Page At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely. W. Somerset Maugham - More quotations on: Food Dying is a very dull, dreary affair. And my advice to you is to have nothing whatever to do with it. W. Somerset Maugham - More quotations on: Death Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit. W. Somerset Maugham It was such a lovely day I thought it a pity to get up. W. Somerset Maugham It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. W. Somerset Maugham People ask for criticism, but they only want praise. W. Somerset Maugham - More quotations on: Criticism She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.

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W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM Author / Playwright Name at birth: William Somerset Maugham Maugham trained to be a doctor and his experiences as an intern in the London slums led him to write Liza of Lambeth (1897). The novel was a success and Maugham quickly traded the surgeon's knife for the writer's pen. He became one of the most successful writers of the early 20th century; in 1908 he had four plays running simultaneously in London. His semi-autobiographical novel Of Human Bondage was published in 1915 and remains his most famous book. In later years Maugham became known as a master of the short story. He travelled extensively and based many of his tales in exotic locales, particularly the South Seas. Maugham appears with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in our loop on Doctors Who Write ... Other British writers of Maugham's era include George Bernard Shaw H.G. Wells Agatha Christie and Robert Graves W. Somerset Maugham Bio from a Finnish 'Authors Calendar' page World Traveller, Famed Storyteller Cheery 1997 recap of Maugham's life and work W. Somerset Maugham: A Biography

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William Somerset Maugham Leben Werke Bedeutung Rezensionen Links Zitate Brief Romane Kurzgeschichten Essays, Memoiren vom 12.1.1962 Leben * 25.1.1874 Paris; Sohn wohlhabender Eltern, lebte in Paris zehn Jahre. Nach dem Tod seiner Eltern zog er nach England und besuchte The King's School, Canterbury, und studierte in Oxford, Heidelberg und London Medizin. Erste Berufsjahre am St.Thomas's Hospital, London. Der Erfolg seines ersten Buches Liza of Lambeth 1898 Reise nach Capri Lady Frederick 1917 erste Reise in den Pazifik und den Fernen Osten, weitere folgten 1927 Umzug an die Cote d'Azur 1930 Landsitz La Mauresque, Villefranche bei Nizza Beim Einmarsch der deutschen Truppen im 2.Weltkrieg flieht Maugham nach USA und blieb dort bis 1947 .+ 16.12.1965 Cote d'Azur Anfang

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William Somerset Maugham Leben Werke Bedeutung Rezensionen Links Zitate Brief Bedeutung Mit Vorliebe beschreibt Maugham eigene Erlebnisse, z.B. 1915 Of Human Bondage The Razor's Edge . Durch sein medizinisches Studium und seine vielen Reisen besitzt er umfangreiches Wissen, das er in seinen Werken verwertet. Anfang Rezensionen, Interpretationen Liza of Lambeth The Moon and Sixpence Mrs. Craddock The Painted Veil The Razor's Edge The Collected Short Stories "The Appointment in Samarra" Reclams Literatur Kalender 1962 , S. 120-126 Bei Amazon nachschauen Englische Short Stories von Thomas Hardy bis Graham Swift. Raimund Borgmeier, Hg. Ditzingen: Reclam, 1999. 81-92. Taschenbuch, 296 Seiten Marko Martin: "William Somerset Maugham: Die halbe Wahrheit. Keine Autobiographie". Anfang Links W(illiam) Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) Colin de la Motte-Sherman. "Aus dem Leben von William Somerset Maugham" auf Hausarbeiten.de Das Geheimnis von Malampur [The Letter ] , Film nach "The Letter W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

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Fantastic Fiction Authors M W Somerset Maugham (William Somerset Maugham) Search Authors Search Books About W Somerset Maugham Top William Somerset Maugham was born in 1874 and lived in Paris until he was ten. He spent some time at St. Thomas's Hospital with the idea of practising medicine, but the success of his first novel, Liza of Lambeth, published in 1897, won him over to letters. Of Human Bondage, the first of his masterpieces, came out in 1915 and with the publication in 1919 of The Moon and Sixpence his reputation as a novelist was established. His fame as a short story writer began with The Trembling of a Leaf, subtitled Little Stories of the South Sea Islands, in 1921, after which he published more than ten collections. In 1927 Somerset Maugham settled in the South of France and lived there until his death in 1965. Novels Top Liza of Lambeth Mrs Craddock The Magician ... Catalina Plays Top A Man of Honour The Circle Our Betters The Constant Wife Collections Top The Trembling of a Leaf: Little Stories of the South Sea Islands The Casuarina Tree: Six Stories Ah King: Six Stories ... Creatures of Circumstance Here and There: Short Shories Quartet Trio The Complete Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham

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Short Story Classics W. Somerset Maugham The Lotus Eater by W. Somerset Maugham Most people, the vast majority in fact, lead the lives that circumstances have thrust upon them, and though some repine, looking upon themselves as round pegs in square holes, and think that if things had been different they might have made a much better showing, the greater part accept their lot, if not with serenity, at all events with resignation. They are like train-cars travelling forever on the selfsame rails. They go backwards and forwards, backwards and forwards, inevitably, till they can go no longer and then are sold as scrap-iron. It is not often that you find a man who has boldly taken the course of his life into his own hands. When you do, it is worth while having a good look at him. That was why I was curious to meet Thomas Wilson. It was an interesting and a bold thing he had done. Of course the end was not yet and until the experiment was concluded it was impossible to call it successful. But from what I had heard it seemed he must be an odd sort of fellow and I thought I should like to know him. I had been told he was reserved, but I had a notion that with patience and tact I could persuade him to confide in me. I wanted to hear the facts from his own lips. People exaggerate, they love to romanticize, and I was quite prepared to discover that his story was not nearly so singular as I had been led to believe. And this impression was confirmed when at last I made his acquaintance. It was on the Piazza in Capri, where I was spending the month of August at a friend`s villa, and a little before sunset, when most of the inhabitants, native and foreign, gather together to chat with their friends in the cool of the evening. There is a terrace that overlooks the Bay of Naples, and when the sun sinks slowly into the sea the island of Ischia is silhouetted against a blaze of splendour. It is one of the most lovely sights in the world. I was standing there with my friend and host watching it, when suddenly he said:

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Short Story Classics W. Somerset Maugham Rain by W. Somerset Maugham Between the Macphails and the Davidsons, who were missionaries, there had arisen the intimacy of shipboard, which is due to propinquity rather than to any community of taste. Their chief tie was the disapproval they shared of the men who spent their days and nights in the smoking-room playing poker or bridge and drinking. Mrs. Macphail was not a little flattered to think that she and her husband were the only people on board with whom the Davidsons were willing to associate, and even the doctor, shy but no fool, half unconsciously acknowledged the compliment. It was only because he was of an argumentative mind that in their cabin at night he permitted himself to carp. "Mrs. Davidson was saying she didn`t know how they`d have got through the journey if it hadn`t been for us," said Mrs. Macphail, as she neatly brushed out her transformation. "She said we were really the only people on the ship they cared to know." "I shouldn`t have thought a missionary was such a big bug that he could afford to put on frills." "It`s not frills. I quite understand what she means. It wouldn`t have been very nice for the Davidsons to have to mix with all that rough lot in the smoking-room."

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