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1	Razor's Edge more books like this by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist Larry Darrell is a young American in search of the absolute. The progress of this spiritual odyssey involves him with some of Maugham's most brilliant characters - his fiancee Isabel, whose choice between love and wealth have lifelong repercussions, and Elliot Templeton, her uncle, a classic expatriate American snob. The most ambitious of Maugham ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.27! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Of Human Bondage more books like this by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist "Of Human Bondage" is the first and most autobiographical of Maugham's masterpieces. It is the story of Philip Carey, an orphan eager for life, love and adventure. After a few months studying in Heidelberg, and a brief spell in Paris as would-be artist, Philip settles in London to train as a doctor. And that is where he meets Mildred, the loud but ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Painted Veil more books like this by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist 'She did not know what to say. She was undecided whether indignantly to assert her innocence or to break out into angry reproaches. He seemed to read her thoughts. "I've got all the proof necessary" '. Kitty Fane is the beautiful but shallow wife of Walter, a bacteriologist stationed in Hong Kong. Unsatisfied by her marriage, she starts an affair ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.89! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Moon & Sixpence more books like this by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist Charles Strickland, a conventional stockbroker, abandons his wife and children for Paris and Tahiti, to live his life as a painter. Whilst his betrayal of family, duty and honour gives him the freedom to achieve greatness, his decision leads to an obsession which carries severe implications. Inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin, "The Moon and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Summing Up more books like this by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist Written when he was 64, this autobiography from Somerset Maugham provides an insight into the author's craft, and his thoughts and feelings about style, literature, art, drama and philosophy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Gentleman in the Parlour more books like this by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist Best Known for his novels and plays, Somerset Maugham also produced the most delightfully engaging and absorbing non-fiction, of which The Gentleman in the Parlour is a prime example. First published in 1935 it is the account of a journey the author took from Rangoon to Haiphong. Whether by river to Mandalay, on horse through the mountains and ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $9.02! \| first editions
7	Then and Now more books like this by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist Maugham found a parallel to the turmoil of our own century in the duplicity, intrigue and sensuality of the Italian Renaissance. Then and Now enters the world of Machiavelli, and covers three important months in the career of that crafty politician, worldly seducer and high priest of schemers. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.73! \| first editions
8	Up at the Villa more books like this by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist Mary Panton walls up her desires in a beautiful villa high up in the hills above Florence, as she calmly contemplates her disastrous marriage. But a single act of compassion begins a nightmare of violence that shatters her serenity. She turns for help to the notorious Rowley Flint, and through him comes to realise that to deny love, with all its ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.51! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Christmas Holiday more books like this by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist At the age of twenty-three, Charlie Mason is endowed with good looks, good manners and a happy disposition. Following three years at Cambridge and one in his father's business, he is now looking forward to a jaunt in Paris with Simon Fenimore, his oldest friend. Yet Paris is not what he expects. And in just a few days his young eyes are opened to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.52! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Ashenden, Or, the British Agent more books like this by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist The stories collected in Ashenden are rooted in Maugham's own experiences as an agent, reflecting the ruthlessness and brutality of espionage, its intrigue and treachery, as well as its absurdity. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Theatre more books like this by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist Julia Lambert is in her prime, the greatest actress in England. On stage she is a true professional, in full possession of her emotions. Off stage, however, she is bored with her husband, less disciplined about her behaviour. She is at first amused by the attentions of a shy but ambitious young fan, then thrilled by his persistence - and at last ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $8.52! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Liza of Lambeth more books like this by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist Down among the drab slums of Lambeth, eighteen-year-old Liza is the darling of Vere Street. Vibrant and bewitching, she has found an adoring if conventional beau in Tom. When she meets Jim Blakeston, a married man new to the area, she is immediately magnetized by his attentions. But the streets are wise to their passionate affair. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Narrow Corner more books like this by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist On his way home from a remote Pacific Island, Dr Saunders meets the treacherous Captain Nichols and his passenger, the murderous Fred Blake. Sheltering from a storm on the island of Kanda they meet the beautiful Louise, and their story becomes one of love, jealousy, murder and suicide. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.40! \| first editions
14 view cover	Writer's Notebook more books like this by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist From 1892 to 1949, Somerset Maugham recorded his thoughts and observations in this journal, which confirms his acute vision and his outstanding ability as a creative artist. "The Writer's Notebook" contains his notes while a medical student in London and follows his career as he travelled around the world developing his incomparable talent. At ... see all copies from $2.50! signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Cakes and Ale more books like this by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist With an introduction by Nicholas Shakespeare "Cakes and Ale" is both a wickedly satirical novel about contemporary literary poseurs and a skilfully crafted study of freedom. As he traces the fortunes of Edward Driffield and his extraordinary wife Rosie, one of the most delightful heroines of twentieth-century literature, Maugham's sardonic wit and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.13! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Trembling of a Leaf more books like this by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist This collection of Maugham's stories contains what is probably his most famous (and most successful), the celebrated "Rain." see all copies from $2.25! new only from $19.05! \| first editions \| SVS
17	Traveller in Romance: Unc Wr 19 by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.20! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Spirit of Endurance: The True Story of the Shackleton Expedition to the Antarctic more books like this by Jennifer Armstrong, W Somerset Maugham (Illustrator), William L Maughan (Illustrator) add to wishlist The author of "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" brings the story of the Antarctic expedition of the ship "Endurance" to younger readers in this large-format book with ten detailed full-spread paintings and archive photos and maps. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.51! \| first editions
19 view cover	Maugham: Collected Short Stories: Volume 1 more books like this by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist see all copies from $2.85! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
20	The complete short stories of W.Somerset Maugham. more books like this by W. Somerset Maugham add to wishlist see all copies from $4.15! new only from $145.00! \| first editions
21 view cover	On a Chinese screen more books like this by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist Maugham spent the winter months of 1919-20 travelling 1500 miles up the Yangtze river. Always more interested in people than places he gave full rein to a sensitive and philosophical nature: ON A CHINESE SCREEN is the refined accumulation of the countless scraps of paper on which he had taken notes. A series of acute and finely crafted sketches of ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $11.34! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Points of View more books like this by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist The essays in this volume, the last that Somerset Maugham published, include an appreciation of Goethe's novels, an encounter with an Indian holy man, an evaluation of the plain prose of Dr Tillotson, criticism of three journalists, and a considered analysis of the short story. see all copies from $2.99! signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	The Gentleman in the Parlour: A Record of a Journey from Rangoon to Haiphong more books like this by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist Travel essays concerning Somerset Maugham's trip through the Orient. see all copies from $4.17! new only from $80.89! \| first editions
24 view cover	Catalina more books like this by W. Somerset Maugham add to wishlist Crippled and disconsolate, sixteen-year-old Catalina is the one person unable to join in the festivities of the Feast of the Assumption. Yet that is when she miraculously meets and talks with the Blessed Virgin as though she were her own mother. But in the dark days of the Spanish Inquisition, the Church is apt to take a serious view of such an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.34! \| first editions
25 view cover	Ten Novels & Their Authors more books like this by W Somerset Maugham add to wishlist In this classic guide, Maugham introduces and discusses what he considers to be the ten greatest novels and their authors. Here are some of the formulae of greatness in the genre, as well as the flaws and heresies that enfeeble it. Maugham's choice list: Fielding's "Tom Jones"; Dickens's "David Copperfield"; Flaubert's "Madame Bovary"; Balzac's ... see all copies from $7.01! new only from $82.53! \| first editions

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