Collected Short Stories: Volume 2
A Fiction, Short Stories, Literature book. In the week I promised myself I should naturally read, for to the habitual reader reading is a drug of...
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.
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- Pages: 432 pages
- ISBN: 9780140018721 / 140018727
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A virtue that only causes havoc and unhappiness is worth nothing. You can call it virtue if you like. I call it cowardice. W. Somerset Maugham, Collected Short Stories: Volume 2 Time, because it is so fleeting, time, because it is beyond recall, is the most precious of human goods and to squander it is is the most delicate form of dissipation in which man can indulge. Cleopatra dissolved in wine a priceless pearl, but she gave it to Anthony to drink; when you waste the brief golden hours you take the beaker in which the gem is melted and dash its contents to the ground. W. Somerset Maugham, Collected Short Stories: Volume 2 In the week I promised myself I should naturally read, for to the habitual reader reading is a drug of which he is the slave; deprive him of printed matter and he grows nervous, moody, and restless; then, like the alcoholic bereft of brandy who will drink shellac or methylated spirit, he will make do with the advertisements of a paper five years old; he will make do with a telephone directory. W. Somerset Maugham, Collected Short Stories: Volume 2
Fans of Literature The only piece of Maugham's writing I'd read before this collection is his novel, "Cakes and Ale." I enjoyed reading that so much that I went to the library to get whatever Maugham I could find. This was the only book of his they had on the shelf that day, so I grabbed it.This is a collection of short stories (perhaps twenty or so)... Maugham's short stories are an insight into human nature and tendencies. He showcases a wonderful grasp on human psyche which is evident in these stories that for most part revolve around human follies and frailties. Most of the stories in this collection have at their core serious themes such as adultery and infidelity, morality, free-will...
