Collected Short Stories Vol 4 Author:W. Somerset Maugham 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 ?Th... more »e Back of Beyond? in Malaya and South East Asia.« less