Somerset Maugham is the acknowledged master of the short story, and his full range is represented in this collection. In acclaimed stories such as 'Rain', 'The Letter', 'The Vessel of Wrath' and 'The Alien Corn', Maugham illustrates his wry perception of human weakness and his genius for evoking compelling drama and an acute sense of time and place.
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9780749397579
Number of pages: 624
Weight: 442 g
Dimensions: 197 x 127 x 31 mm
His plots are cool and deadly, and his timing is absolutely flawless - Raymond Chander
The short story was Maugham's true metier, and the stories he wrote are among the best in the language - Anthony Burgess
One of our great story-tellers - Independent
At his best he can tell a story as well as any man alive or dead - Desmond McCarthy
nice good literature, close to humanity
Having read all of Somerset Maugham books50 years ago and then read Tan Twan Engs House of Doors which covered a period of Maughams life in the far east I decided to revisit his books starting with the short stories.... More
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