Collected Short Stories Volume 1
Paperback Published on: 07/12/2000
Price: £12.99
Synopsis
This classic collection of stories moves from England, France and Spain to the silver sands of the South Pacific. It includes the famous story 'Rain', the tragedy of a narrow-minded and overzealous missionary and a prostitute, and 'The Three Fat Women of Antibes,' an extravagantly sardonic tale of abstention and greed, as well as a host of other brilliant tales.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- ISBN: 9780099287391
- Number of pages: 544
- Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 34 mm
- Weight: 378g
- Languages: English
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Middle aged white man visits far flung places.
Strong technique in dated tales of the exotic. Disappointing. Most of the stories seem overworked and characters don't feel plausible.
Great observer/listener/story-teller
Maugham was very often an observer or listener in his novels and short-stories. He obviously spent a lot of time doing this during his life and using the m... READ MORE
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