One of the most popular writers of Interwar Britain, W. Somerset Maugham earned vast sums as a playwright, novelist and master of the short story. His work is characterised by a clear unadorned style, cosmopolitan settings and a perceptive understanding of human nature. The novel ‘Of Human Bondage’ (1915) is generally regarded as his masterpiece, offering a semi-autobiographical account of a young medical student’s painful progress toward maturity. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Maugham’s complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, rare stories, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Maugham’s life and works

* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts

* All 20 novels, with individual contents tables

* Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing

* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts

* Excellent formatting of the texts

* Rare short stories only available in this collection

* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories

* Easily locate the stories you want to read

* Includes a wide selection of Maugham’s non-fiction and plays

* Features two autobiographies, including the rare work STRICTLY PERSONAL — explore Maugham’s literary life

* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

Please note: a few rare short stories were published more recently and so cannot appear due to copyright. When new texts enter the public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update.

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CONTENTS:

The Novels

LIZA OF LAMBETH

THE MAKING OF A SAINT

THE HERO

MRS CRADDOCK

THE MERRY-GO-ROUND

THE BISHOP’S APRON

THE EXPLORER

THE MAGICIAN

OF HUMAN BONDAGE

THE MOON AND SIXPENCE

THE PAINTED VEIL

CAKES AND ALE

THE NARROW CORNER

THEATRE

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

UP AT THE VILLA

THE HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN

THE RAZOR’S EDGE

THEN AND NOW

CATALINA

The Short Stories

INTRODUCTION TO THE SHORT STORIES

THE SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

THE SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

The Plays

A MAN OF HONOUR

LADY FREDERICK

JACK STRAW

MRS DOT

PENELOPE

THE EXPLORER

THE TENTH MAN

LANDED GENTRY

THE LAND OF PROMISE

THE UNKNOWN

THE CIRCLE

CAESAR’S WIFE

EAST OF SUEZ

Selected Non-Fiction

THE LAND OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN

ON A CHINESE SCREEN

FRANCE AT WAR

BOOKS AND YOU

The Autobiographies

THE SUMMING UP

STRICTLY PERSONAL

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