William Somerset Maugham

These 30 short stories, comprising Somerset Maugham's first collection, are set in locations ranging from England, France and Spain to the silver sands of the South Pacific. They include "Rain," "The Three Fat Women of Antibes," "The Voice of the Turtle," and "Before the Party."For more than seventy years, Penguin has …

Though W. Somerset Maugham was also famous for his novels and plays, it has been argued that in thethe short story he reached the pinnacle of his artwas his true metier. These expertly told tales, with their addictive plot twists and vividly drawn characters, are both galvanizing as literature and wonderfully …

De la servitud humana és una novel·la de William Somerset Maugham publicada el 1915 que narra l'entrada en el món adult de Philip, un noi orfe i amb una deformitat que viatja buscant el sentit de la vida, coneix el món artístic de principis de segle i s'enamora d'una dona que l'utilitza al seu caprici. Adaptada dos …