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Ten Novels and Their Authors by W. Somerset Maugham
Ten Novels and Their Authors by W. Somerset Maugham












The Explorer, Heinemann, 1907, Baker & Taylor, 1909. The Bishop's Apron: A Study in the Origins of a Great Family, Chapman and Hall, 1906, reprinted, Arno, 1977. The Merry-Go-Round, Heinemann, 1905, reprinted, Penguin Books, 1978. Craddock, Heinemann, 1902, Doran, 1920, reprinted, Penguin Books, 1979. The Hero, Hutchinson, 1901, reprinted, Arno, 1977. Page & Co., 1898, published as The Making of a Saint: A Romance of Medieval Italy, Farrar, Straus, 1966, reprinted, Arno, 1977. Liza of Lambeth, Unwin, 1897, Doran, 1921, reprinted, Penguin Books, 1978. Litt., Oxford University and University of Toulouse honorary fellow, Library of Congress, Washington, DC Commander, Legion of Honour. Litt., 1961 named honorary senator of Heidelberg University, 1961 D.

Ten Novels and Their Authors by W. Somerset Maugham

Awards, HonorsĬompanion of Honour, 1954 C. Royal Society of Literature (fellow and companion), American Academy of Arts and Letters (honorary member), Garrick Club.

Ten Novels and Their Authors by W. Somerset Maugham

Military service: Served with ambulance unit and as medical officer during World War I served with British Secret Service in Switzerland. CareerĪfter completing medical studies, left for Spain to write full time lived in Spain, London, England, and Paris, France after a bout with tuberculosis, began in the 1920s to travel extensively served with the British Ministry of Information in Paris during World War II after the war, stayed for a time in Russia and the United States and remained unfavorably impressed by both countries served as narrator in 1949 for Quartet, a dramatization of four of his stories, in 1950 for Trio, a film based on three of his stories, and for Encore, based on four of his stories in America in 19, hosted television series of dramatizations of his stories. Hobbies and other interests: Bridge, music, gardening, and collecting paintings. Education: Attended University of Heidelberg, 1891-92 briefly studied accountancy in Kent, England St.

Ten Novels and Their Authors by W. Somerset Maugham

Surname is pronounced "Mawm" born January 25, 1874, in Paris, France died December 16, 1965, in Nice, France buried on the grounds of Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England son of Robert Ormond (a solicitor to the British Embassy) and Edith Mary (Snell) Maugham married Syrie Barnardo Wellcome, 1917 (divorced, 1929 died, 1955) children: Liza.














Ten Novels and Their Authors by W. Somerset Maugham