| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
626 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [555]-602) and index. |
| Note |
"This work was originally published in the United Kingdom by John Murray Publishers, London, in 2009, in a slightly different form" -- T.p. verso. |
| Contents |
A Blackstable boyhood -- At St. Thomas's Hospital -- A writer by instinct -- Le chat blanc -- England's dramatist -- Syrie -- Code name "Somerville" -- Behind the painted veil -- A world of veranda and prahu -- Separation -- The Villa Mauresque -- Master Hacky -- The teller of tales -- An exercise in propaganda -- The Bronzino boy -- Betrayal. |
| Subject |
Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965.
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Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9781400061419 (acid-free paper) |
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1400061415 (acid-free paper) |
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