Selected Plays by W Somerset Maugham
The plays in this collection continue to delight, intrigue and shock audiences and readers. Eclectic in theme and sardonic in style, Somerset Maugham's writing for the theatre has made a permanent contribution to the stage. Acclaimed for their artistic merit, these plays are classic examples of the work of one of the most admired and widely-read authors of this century.
William Somerset Maugham was born in 1874 and lived in Paris until he was ten. He was educated at King's School, Canterbury, and at Heidelberg University. He spent some time at St Thomas's Hospital with the idea of practicing 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 position as a successful playwright was being consolidated at the same time. His first play, A Man of Honour, was followed by a series of successes just before and after World War I, and his career in the theatre did not end until 1933 with Sheppey. His fame as a short-story writer began with The Trembling of a Leaf, sub-titled Little Stories of the South Sea Islands, in 1921, after which he published more than ten collections. His other works include travel books such as On a Chinese Screen and Don Fernando, essays, criticism, and the autobiographical The Summing Up and A Writer's Notebook. In 1927 Somerset Maugham settled in the South of France and lived there until his death in 1965.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780749304256 |
| ISBN 10 | 0749304251 |
| Title | Selected Plays |
| Author | W Somerset Maugham |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 1991-01-10 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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