Collected Short Stories - (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) by W Somerset Maugham (Paperback)

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About the Book "The Complete short stories first published in three volumes in Great Britain by William Heinemann Ltd 1951"--T.p. verso. Book Synopsis This final classic collection reveals Somerset Maugham's unique talent for exposing and exploring the bitter realities of human relationships in tales of love, infidelity, passion and prejudice. The stories range from "The Lotus Eater" where a man envisions 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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Pe…