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4 days ago · Children. Mary Elizabeth (Liza) Wellcome. William Somerset Maugham[n 2] CH (/ mɔːm / MAWM; 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) [n 1] was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Born in Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German university.
4 days ago · Read 565 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. The Magician is a novel by British author W. Somerset Maugham, originally published in 190…
3 days ago · — W. Somerset Maugham. Overplanning for the future is a good way to pre-stress. Deutsch recounts this fable: “Our hero is a prisoner who has been sentenced to death by a tyrannical king, but gains a reprieve by promising to teach the king’s favourite horse to talk within a year.
3 days ago · PURCHASE ON GOOGLE PLAY BOOKS https://g.co/booksYT/AQAAAEBSCDJIcMThe Letter, A Play in Three Acts (Unabridged): optionalAuthored by W. Somerset MaughamNar...
2 days ago · British actress Maggie Smith, a double Oscar winner who appeared on stage, in the Harry Potter films and the Downton Abbey series, has died aged 89.
5 days ago · Earlier this month, I had the honor of moderating my first BoucherCon panel, titled Walk the Line, Must Fiction Always Follow the Rules? In preparation, I set about determining which rules we might discuss and quickly discovered, as W. Somerset Maugham quipped, There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. Or put another way, who determines the rules? In ...
5 days ago · Top 5 quotes from W. Somerset Maugham. "There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are." "It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it." "Dying is a very dull, dreary affair.
