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W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham was born in Paris in 1874. He trained as a doctor in London, where he started writing his first novels. In 1926 he bought a house in Cap Ferrat, France, which was to become a meeting place for a number of writers, artists, and politicians. He died in 1965.
Of Human Bondage
Rain
The Skeptical Romancer
The Narrow Corner
A Writer's Notebook
Mrs Craddock
The Magician
Of Human Bondage
The Moon and Sixpence
Collected Stories of W. Somerset Maugham
The Painted Veil
The Razor's Edge
Theatre
Christmas Holiday
Cakes and Ale
The Moon and Sixpence
Up at the Villa
Of Human Bondage
Collected Short Stories: Volume 3
Collected Short Stories: Volume 4
Liza of Lambeth
Collected Short Stories: Volume 1
Collected Short Stories: Volume 2
Of Human Bondage

Books

Of Human Bondage
Rain
The Skeptical Romancer
The Narrow Corner
A Writer's Notebook
Mrs Craddock
The Magician
Of Human Bondage
The Moon and Sixpence
Collected Stories of W. Somerset Maugham
The Painted Veil
The Razor's Edge
Theatre
Christmas Holiday
Cakes and Ale
The Moon and Sixpence
Up at the Villa
Of Human Bondage
Collected Short Stories: Volume 3
Collected Short Stories: Volume 4
Liza of Lambeth
Collected Short Stories: Volume 1
Collected Short Stories: Volume 2
Of Human Bondage

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