Join Amazon Prime and get unlimited Free One-Day Delivery. Already a member? Sign in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
by Ernest Hemingway
|
by William Makepeace Thackeray
|
by William Somerset Maugham
|
by W. Somerset Maugham
|
by W. Somerset Maugham
|
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Product Description
Product Description
In this edition of his collected shorter fiction we can see why Somerset Maugham, celebrated as the author of Cakes and Ale and Of Human Bondage, is also regarded as a master of the short story. Open this substantial volume at any page and you will find evidence of his extraordinary art. Without narrative tricks and in a plain prose style, Maugham introduces us to the enormous range of characters and experiences he encountered in an unusually long life and recorded with the cool accuracy of a good doctor diagnosing disease. There are many famous stories here; some of them made into films such as The Force of Circumstance, Rain, P & O and The Colonel's Lady; others, less famous, charting mundane but mysterious events in all four quarters of the world.
About the Author
Nicholas Shakespeare is the author of The Vision of Elena Silves, The High Flyer and The Dancer Upstairs. A major film of The Dancer Upstairs, starring John Malkovitch, is currently in production, for which Nicholas Shakespeare has written the screenplay. He has also written a much acclaimed biography of Bruce Chatwin.
In this edition of his collected shorter fiction we can see why Somerset Maugham, celebrated as the author of Cakes and Ale and Of Human Bondage, is also regarded as a master of the short story. Open this substantial volume at any page and you will find evidence of his extraordinary art. Without narrative tricks and in a plain prose style, Maugham introduces us to the enormous range of characters and experiences he encountered in an unusually long life and recorded with the cool accuracy of a good doctor diagnosing disease. There are many famous stories here; some of them made into films such as The Force of Circumstance, Rain, P & O and The Colonel's Lady; others, less famous, charting mundane but mysterious events in all four quarters of the world.
About the Author
Nicholas Shakespeare is the author of The Vision of Elena Silves, The High Flyer and The Dancer Upstairs. A major film of The Dancer Upstairs, starring John Malkovitch, is currently in production, for which Nicholas Shakespeare has written the screenplay. He has also written a much acclaimed biography of Bruce Chatwin.
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?
 |
55% buy the item featured on this page: Collected Stories (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics) £10.49 |
 |
23% buy Collected Short Stories: Volume 1 £6.99 |
 |
11% buy Collected Short Stories: Volume 3£6.99 |
 |
6% buy Of Human Bondage (Vintage classics) £5.99 |
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
 |
Customer Discussions
Beta (What's this?)|
This product's forum
(0 discussions)
Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Active discussions in related forums
|
Related forums
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Fiction > Authors, A-Z > M > Maugham, Somerset
- Books > Fiction > Authors, A-Z > S > Shakespeare, Nicholas
- Books > Fiction > Short Stories
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
Health & Beauty at Amazon.co.uk |
More From Somerset Maugham
The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham 'She did not know what to say. She was undecided whether indignantly...
Read more
|
Treat Someone
With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is). |
||||||||
| |||||
Your Recent History
(What's this?)|
You have no recently viewed items or searches.
After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session. |
Continue Shopping: Top Sellers
| ||||
Amazon Home | |
| International Sites: United States | Germany | France | Japan | Canada | China | |
| Business Programs: Sell on Amazon | Fulfilment by Amazon | Join Associates | Join Advantage | |
| Customer Service | Help | View Basket | Your Account | |
| About Amazon.co.uk | Careers at Amazon | |
| Conditions of Use & Sale | Privacy Notice © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates |