Delphi Collected Works of W. Somerset Maugham (Illustrated) by William Somerset Maugham

One of the most popular writers of Interwar Britain, W. Somerset Maugham earned vast sums as a playwright, novelist and master of the short story. His work is characterised by a clear unadorned style, cosmopolitan settings and a perceptive understanding of human nature. The novel ‘Of Human Bondage’ (1915) is generally regarded as his masterpiece, offering a semi-autobiographical account of a young medical student’s painful progress toward maturity. This comprehensive eBook presents Maugham’s collected works, featuring all the novels in the US public domain, with numerous illustrations, rare stories, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Maugham’s life and works* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts* All 10 novels in the US public domain, with individual contents tables* Features rare works appearing for the first time in digital publishing* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* Rare short stories only available in this collection* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories* Easily locate the stories you want to read* Includes a selection of Maugham’s non-fiction and plays* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: 10 novels and the short stories published after 1922 cannot appear in this collection due to copyright. When new texts enter the public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The NovelsLIZA OF LAMBETHTHE MAKING OF A SAINTTHE HEROMRS CRADDOCKTHE MERRY-GO-ROUNDTHE BISHOP’S APRONTHE EXPLORERTHE MAGICIANOF HUMAN BONDAGETHE MOON AND SIXPENCE The Short StoriesINTRODUCTION TO THE SHORT STORIESTHE SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDERTHE SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The PlaysA MAN OF HONOURLADY FREDERICKJACK STRAWMRS DOTPENELOPETHE EXPLORERTHE TENTH MANLANDED GENTRYTHE LAND OF PROMISETHE UNKNOWNTHE CIRCLECAESAR’S WIFEEAST OF SUEZ Selected Non-FictionTHE LAND OF THE BLESSED VIRGINON A CHINESE SCREEN Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks