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Liza Kemp is an 18-year-old factory worker and the youngest of a large family, now living alone with her aging mother. Very popular with all the residents of Vere Street, Lambeth, she likes Tom, a boy her age, but not as much as he likes her, so she rejects him when he proposes.
Aug 12, 2005 · "Liza of Lambeth" by W. Somerset Maugham is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in the working-class neighborhood of Lambeth, centered around the life of Liza Kemp, a spirited young woman who navigates the complexities of love and social expectations.
Aug 12, 2005 · All at once there was a cry: 'There's Liza!'. And several members of the group turned and called out: 'Oo, look at Liza!'. The dancers stopped to see the sight, and the organ-grinder, having come to the end of his tune, ceased turning the handle and looked to see what was the excitement. 'Oo, Liza!' they called out.
Liza of Lambeth. W. Somerset Maugham. 3.41. 2,262 ratings232 reviews. W. Somerset Maugham’s first novel is about the gloomy, poverty-stricken world of South London in the 1890s and how it affects one young girl who tries to escape from it. Genres ClassicsFictionRomance19th CenturyBritish LiteratureLiteratureHistorical Fiction. ...more.
Sep 18, 2011 · Liza Kemp, an attractive eighteen-year-old factory worker, shares a room with her widowed alcoholic mother of thirteen children in the dismal Vere Street, Lambeth. Although Liza lives and works in a depressing overpopulated slum environment full of domestic and street violence, boredom, and vulgarity, she maintains high spirits.
May 28, 2021 · A gritty realist tale of a young woman's affair with a married man in 1887 London. Learn about the author, the plot, the themes, and the historical context of this classic work of British literature.
Down among the drab slums of Lambeth, eighteen-year-old Liza is the darling of Vere Street. Vibrant and bewitching, she is adored by the steady, loyal Tom. But then Liza meets Jim...
