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W. Somerset Maugham (Five Novels - Complete and Unabridged) (Library of Essential Writers)
W Somerset Maugham - Five Novels - Complete and Unabridged - Library of Essential Writers Author:W. Somerset Maugham In the novels of W. Somerset Maugham, outsiders dissatisfied with society and their prescribed roles in it seek fulfillment in the deeply personal quests. Though their travels take them to settings as different as the inner-city slums of London and the lush tropical island and Tahiti, ultimately their journeys are internal searches for self-unde... more »rstanding. The five works collected in this omnibus -- Liza of Lambeth, Mrs. Craddock, The Explorer, Of Human Bondage, and The Moon and the Sixpence -- represent the best and most provocative of Maugham's early novels.
Through his tales of solitary individuals striving to find their place in the world, Maugham expressed emotional and spiritual concerns that still speak to readers today.« less