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.
| ISBN: | 9780099428862 |
| Publication date: | 7th March 2002 |
| Author: | W Somerset Maugham |
| Publisher: | Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 562 pages |
| Series: | Vintage Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Shorter Reads Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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.
Collected Short Stories features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Shorter Reads, Modern and Contemporary Fiction
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Collected Short Stories was written by W Somerset Maugham and published by Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House
Collected Short Stories has 562 pages
Yes it is part of Vintage Classics series
£11.69, reduced from £12.99. In Stock.