The Moon And Sixpence Analysis

Author : William Somerset Maugham
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 40,7 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 : Anonim
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 52,9 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 : W. Somerset Maugham
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 573 pages
File Size : 40,6 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 : 53,8 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 : W. Somerset Maugham
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547118596

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Cosmopolitans by W. Somerset Maugham Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Cosmopolitans" 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 : W. Somerset Maugham
Publisher : Random House
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 52,9 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 : Claire Fuller
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781770898257

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Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller Pdf

Winner of the Desmond Elliott Prize for Best First Novel "Both shocking and subtle, brilliant and beautiful, a poised and elegant work that recalls the early work of Ian McEwan in the delicacy of its prose and the way that this is combined with some very dark undertones." — Desmond Elliott Prize Jury In the tradition of Winter’s Bone and The Outlander, Our Endless Numbered Days is a powerful and mysterious debut about a father and his eight-year-old daughter who abandon their family to live alone in the forest for nine years. In 1976 Peggy Hillcoat is eight. She spends her summer camping with her father, playing her beloved record of The Railway Children, and listening to her mother’s grand piano. But her life is about to change. Her survivalist father, who has been stockpiling provisions to prepare for the end of the world, takes her from London to a cabin in a remote European forest. There he tells Peggy the rest of the world has disappeared. She is not seen again for another nine years. In 1985, Peggy has returned to the family home. But what happened to her in the forest? And why — and how — has she come back now? Our Endless Numbered Days is the most unputdownable and extraordinary novel you will read this year.

Author : W. Somerset Maugham
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504068734

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The Casuarina Tree by W. Somerset Maugham Pdf

A collection of six stories—including the acclaimed “The Outstation”—by the renowned twentieth-century author of the classic Of Human Bondage. Set in the Federated Malay States during the 1920s, these stories portray the lives of the English living abroad and the clashes that occur with the native Malaysians—and among themselves. In “Before the Party,” a widow who lies about the cause of her husband’s death in Borneo is confronted by her family and blithely reveals the truth of his untimely death. “P. & O.” follows a woman sailing home to England to seek a divorce; struggling with fears of aging and loneliness, she finds a way to be at peace with herself after a fellow passenger succumbs to a mysterious illness. Though in Borneo for decades, a British Resident Officer holds tightly to English customs and traditions, but his snobbery and classism come under attack when he is saddled with a boorish new assistant in “The Outstation.” In “The Force of Circumstance,” the new marriage of a British official and his wife reaches a breaking point when she learns of his not-so-secret past in Sembulu. “The Yellow Streak” follows two British men who are swept away by a tidal bore on a river in Borneo; though they both survive, one is nearly driven to madness by his suspicions that his companion knows he left him to drown. “The Letter” opens in Singapore with a British woman accused of murder in an act of self-defense; when evidence comes to light that proves she is lying, her lawyer and her husband must face their convictions—and the woman they thought they knew . . .

Author : Jennifer Bell
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780553498462

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The Uncommoners #1: The Crooked Sixpence by Jennifer Bell Pdf

Anyone with a Hogwarts-shaped hole in their lives can’t miss this fantasy series opener. Dive into a secret underground city below London where ordinary objects are capable of extraordinary magic! "Part Tim Burton, part J.K. Rowling! A terrific debut." —Soman Chainani, New York Times Bestselling Author of the School for Good and Evil series Welcome to a world where nothing is quite as it seems… When their grandmother Sylvie is rushed to the hospital, Ivy Sparrow and her annoying big brother Seb cannot imagine what adventure lies in store. Soon their house is ransacked by unknown intruders, and a very strange policeman turns up on the scene, determined to apprehend them . . . with a toilet brush. Ivy and Seb make their escape only to find themselves in a completely uncommon world, a secret underground city called Lundinor where ordinary objects have amazing powers. There are belts that enable the wearer to fly, yo-yos that turn into weapons, buttons with healing properties, and other enchanted objects capable of very unusual feats. But the forces of evil are closing in fast, and when Ivy and Seb learn that their family is connected to one of the greatest uncommon treasures of all time, they must race to unearth the treasure and get to the bottom of a family secret . . . before it’s too late. Debut novelist Jennifer Bell delivers a world of wonder and whimsy in the start of a richly uncommon series. "An auspicious trilogy opener." -Kirkus Reviews

Author : W. Somerset Maugham
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547116875

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Theatre by W. Somerset Maugham Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Theatre" 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 : William Somerset Maugham
Publisher : LA CASE Books
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1928
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Ashenden by William Somerset Maugham Pdf

Ashenden, Or The British Agent is founded on Maugham's experiences in the English Intelligence Department during World War I, but rearranged for the purposes of fiction. This fascinating book contains the most expert stories of espionage ever written. For a period of time after it was first published the book became official required reading for persons entering the secret service. The plot follows the imaginary John Ashenden who during World War I is a spy for British Intelligence. He is sent first to Geneva and later to Russia. Instead of one story from start to finish, the chapters contain individual stories involving many different characters. All of the people whom Ashenden meet during his travels have their own reason for being involved in the spy game, and each are more complex than they first look.

Author : William Somerset Maugham
Publisher : Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Authors
ISBN : UOM:39015008700695

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Cakes and Ale by William Somerset Maugham Pdf

Author : Benjamin Black
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1429935871

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Elegy for April by Benjamin Black Pdf

Quirke—the hard-drinking, insatiably curious Dublin pathologist—is back, and he's determined to find his daughter's best friend, a well-connected young doctor April Latimer has vanished. A junior doctor at a local hospital, she is something of a scandal in the conservative and highly patriarchal society of 1950s Dublin. Though her family is one of the most respected in the city, she is known for being independent-minded; her taste in men, for instance, is decidedly unconventional. Now April has disappeared, and her friend Phoebe Griffin suspects the worst. Frantic, Phoebe seeks out Quirke, her brilliant but erratic father, and asks him for help. Sober again after intensive treatment for alcoholism, Quirke enlists his old sparring partner, Detective Inspector Hackett, in the search for the missing young woman. In their separate ways the two men follow April's trail through some of the darker byways of the city to uncover crucial information on her whereabouts. And as Quirke becomes deeply involved in April's murky story, he encounters complicated and ugly truths about family savagery, Catholic ruthlessness, and race hatred. Both an absorbing crime novel and a brilliant portrait of the difficult and relentless love between a father and his daughter, this is Benjamin Black at his sparkling best.

Author : Robert Calder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Liberty in literature
ISBN : UOM:39015005404937

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W. Somerset Maugham and the Quest for Freedom by Robert Calder Pdf

Emphasizes the importance of the search for intellectual and physical freedom in Maugham's own life and as a basic motif in his writing.

Author : William Somerset Maugham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : British
ISBN : UOM:39015016414727

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Ah King by William Somerset Maugham Pdf