The Moon And Sixpence

Author : William Somerset Maugham
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547391029

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The Moon and Sixpence by William Somerset Maugham Pdf

The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W Somerset Maugham, told in episodic form by a first-person narrator, in a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character Charles Strickland, a middle-aged English stockbroker, who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. It is based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. William Somerset Maugham (1874–1965) was a British playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s.

Author : W. Somerset Maugham
Publisher : Random House
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781409088028

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The Gentleman In The Parlour by W. Somerset Maugham Pdf

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PAUL THEROUX Somerset Maugham's success as a writer enabled him to indulge his adventurous love of travel, and he recorded the sights and sounds of his wide-ranging journeys with an urbane, wry style all his own. The Gentleman in the Parlour is an account of the author's trip through what was then Burma and Siam, ending in Haiphong, Vietnam. Whether by river to Mandalay, on horse through the mountains and forests of the Shan States to Bangkok, or onwards by sea, Maugham's vivid descriptions bring a lost world to life.

Author : W. Somerset Maugham
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 573 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781513288253

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Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham Pdf

Of Human Bondage (1915) is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Inspired by his experiences as an orphan and young student, Maugham composed his masterpiece. Adapted several times for film, Of Human Bondage is a story of tragedy, perseverance, and the eternal search for happiness which drives us as much as it haunts our every move. Orphaned as a boy, Philip Carey is raised in an affectionless household by his aunt and uncle. Although his Aunt Louisa tries to make him feel welcome, William proves an uncaring, vindictive man. Left to fend for himself most days, Philip finds solace in the family’s substantial collection of books, which serve as an escape for the imaginative boy. Sent to study at a prestigious boarding school, Philip struggles to fit in with his peers, who abuse him for his intelligence and club foot. Despite his struggles, he perseveres in his studies and chooses his own path in life, moving to Heidelberg, Germany and denying his uncle’s wish that he attend Oxford. As he struggles to become a professional artist, Philip learns that one’s dreams are often unsubstantiated in the world of the living. Of Human Bondage is a tale of desire, disappointment, and romance by a master stylist with a keen sense of the complications inherent to human nature. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of W. Somerset Maugham’s Of Human Bondage is a classic work of British literature reimagined for modern readers.

Author : W. Somerset Maugham
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547117087

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Up at the Villa by W. Somerset Maugham Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Up at the Villa" by W. Somerset Maugham. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Selina Hastings
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781611457049

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The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham by Selina Hastings Pdf

He was a brilliant teller of tales, one of the most widely read authors of the twentieth century, and at one time the most famous writer in the world, yet W. Somerset Maugham’s own true story has never been fully told. At last, the truth is revealed in a landmark biography by the award-winning writer Selina Hastings. Granted unprecedented access to Maugham’s personal correspondence and to newly uncovered interviews with his only child, Hastings portrays the secret loves, betrayals, integrity, and passion that inspired Maugham to create such classics as The Razor’s Edge and Of Human Bondage. Portrayed in full for the first time is Maugham’s disastrous marriage to Syrie Wellcome, a manipulative society woman who trapped Maugham with a pregnancy and an attempted suicide. Hastings also explores Maugham’s many affairs with men, including his great love, Gerald Haxton, an alcoholic charmer. Maugham’s work in secret intelligence during two world wars is described in fascinating detail—experiences that provided the inspiration for the groundbreaking Ashenden stories. From the West End to Broadway, from China to the South Pacific, Maugham’s remarkably productive life is thrillingly recounted as Hastings uncovers the real stories behind such classics as Rain, The Painted Veil, Cakes & Ale, and other well-known tales.

Author : William Somerset Maugham
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547777021

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The Painted Veil by William Somerset Maugham Pdf

Garstin, a pretty upper-middle class debutante, squanders her early youth amusing herself by living a social high life, during which her domineering mother attempts to arrange a "brilliant match" for her.

Author : W. Somerset Maugham
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504062916

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The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham Pdf

A middle-aged stockbroker leaves his family to become an artist in this novel inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin from “a notable and original writer” (The New York Times). From the author of The Razor’s Edge and Of Human Bondage, The Moon and Sixpence tells the story of Charles Strickland, who suddenly deserts his wife and children in order to devote his life to painting. Unpleasant in manner yet strangely charismatic, he makes his way to Paris, Marseilles, and finally Tahiti, producing works of genius that few in his lifetime appreciate—while those he left behind speculate about what drove him to abandon them so abruptly. “A notable and original writer . . . Mr. Maugham digresses whenever he happens to feel like it, and his digressions never cause him to lose the reader’s attention, but instead rather strengthen his hold on it. His comments are sometimes brilliant, always shrewd—often disconcertingly so. He has a way of getting beneath the surface.” —The New York Times

Author : W. Somerset Maugham
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-20
Category : Travel
ISBN : EAN:4066339542419

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On a Chinese Screen by W. Somerset Maugham Pdf

"On a Chinese Screen" by W. Somerset Maugham provides readers with a unique perspective on China through a collection of vignettes and observations. Maugham's writing offers a window into Chinese culture, society, and customs as seen through the eyes of the author. This book is an enlightening read for those interested in travel writing and cultural exploration, providing insights into the complexities and nuances of China in the early 20th century.

Author : John Quinn
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105008516242

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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Girl by John Quinn Pdf

Author : W. Somerset Maugham
Publisher : Random House
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781409087991

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Points of View by W. Somerset Maugham Pdf

Eclectic and illuminating, these essays are the last that Maugham published. Ranging from an appreciation of Goethe's novels, to an encounter with an Indian holy man, with a considered analysis of the form at which Maugham himself excelled - the short story - they present the enduring views and opinions of this eminent writer.

Author : William Somerset Maugham
Publisher : Mondial
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781595691194

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The Trembling of a Leaf by William Somerset Maugham Pdf

In 1916, William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) travelled to the Pacific to research his novel "The Moon and Sixpence," based on the life of Paul Gauguin. This was the first of those journeys through the late-Imperial world of the 1920s and 1930s which were to establish Maugham forever in the popular imagination as the chronicler of the last days of colonialism in India, Southeast Asia, China and the Pacific, although the books on which this reputation rests represent only a fraction of his output.---Maugham reused elements of his Pacific diaries in "The Trembling of a Leaf" (1921), which contains one of his most recognized stories, "Rain," adapted to the stage by John Colton and Clemence Randolph in 1922.

Author : Jan Wahl
Publisher : Pomegranatekids
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Adventure stories
ISBN : 0764968017

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Cobweb Castle by Jan Wahl Pdf

Flemming Flinders, a dapper greengrocer more often engrossed in a book than attuned to his turnips, dreams of adventure, fame, and fortune. When the wide-eyed Mr. Flinders finally sets out with high hopes, he finds himself living one of his fairy tales. But everyone he encounters the wart-nosed Drukamella, the beautiful young Ingaborg, and the talking crow with his nemesis, Signor Monteverdi is surely not. In Cobweb Castle, author Jan Wahl and illustrator Edward Gorey whisk readers along to watch Flemming bumble through the brambles of reality, illustrating the extent to which our imaginations can take us. Wahl's prose keeps readers privy as the adventure becomes more frenetic, but the fantasy ends nearly as it started with a swift bonk on the head. Fleming returns to his shop, dreaming.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783668955936

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"The Moon and Sixpence". Analysis by Anonim Pdf

Literature Review from the year 2018 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 10, , language: English, abstract: The Moon and Sixpence is a delightful literary work. Its chapters are be analyzed in many ways from different points perspectives. Thus, I decided to choose only one character and to interpret it by the help of some quotations. I am going to expose my impressions through protagonist’s characterization. I enjoyed the tone of the novel, atmosphere, title, plot structure and other elements, but all of them are written and depicted only for the sake of putting in relief, the main character’s profile, a great and hard work that has resulted in Charles Strickland’s biography.

Author : Valerie Laws
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1906700966

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The Facebook of the Dead by Valerie Laws Pdf

Valerie Laws tackles her trademark challenging and surreal subjects with scientific yet moving insight, but also with wit. Speed-dating tortoises, crushes on Satan, new takes on Hamlet and Pride and Prejudice, more of her outrageous sex and dating comedy poems, rub shoulders and strike sparks with meditations on neuroscience and post-mortem photography, spiced with polemic activist pieces for causes like libraries, rhinos and rape.

Author : Virginia Farmer
Publisher : Love Spell
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2002-08-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 050552385X

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Sixpence Bride by Virginia Farmer Pdf

In a mock bride auction during her tour of England, Jocelyn Tanner finds herself "in another time, another body, and in a real auction--being claimed by a real hunk of a man."--Cover