Front cover image for Collected short stories. Volume 4

Collected short stories. Volume 4

W. Somerset Maugham (Author)
"This final classic collection of stories reveals Somerset Maugham's unique talent for exposing and exploring the bitter realities of human relationships. Brilliant tales of love, infidelity, passion and prejudice, the stories range from 'The Lotus Eater' in which a man has a vision of a life of bliss in the Mediterranean, to the astringent tales of 'The Outstation' and 'The Back of Beyond' in Malaya and South East Asia. Largely set in favourite Maugham country, this colourful collection brilliantly evokes the numbered days of the British Empire."--Provided by publisher
Print Book, English, 2002
Vintage, London, 2002
short stories
562 pages ; 20 cm
9780099428862, 9780140185928, 0099428865, 0140185925
1099751682
The book bag
French Joe
German Harry
The four Dutchmen
The back of beyond
P. & O
Episode
The kite
A woman of fifty
Mayhew
The lotus eater
Salvatore
The wash-tub
A man with a conscience
An official position
Winter cruise
Mabel
Masterson
Princess September
A marriage of convenience
Mirage
The letter
The outstation
The portrait of a gentleman
Raw material
Straight flush
The end of theflight
A casual affair
Red
Neil Macadam