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Ten By Maugham
Author: W. Somerset Maugham

From KCRW.com: English novelist, playwright, master of the short story, and the world?s highest paid author in the 1930s, William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) may best be known for his novel and the film of the same name, Of Human Bondage. Yet his skill in writing short stories is unsurpassed. KCRW (89.9 FM) presents Ten by Maugham, a ten-hour s... more »eries of short stories written by Maugham, produced in KCRW?s studios in collaboration with Jarvis and Ayres Productions, directed by Rosalind Ayres. Ayres, who among many other distinguished credits appeared as Elsa Lanchester in the award-winning film Gods and Monsters, directs a cast of highly accomplished British actors, including Michael York, Martin Jarvis, Alfred Molina, Carolyn Seymour, Miriam Margolyes, Christopher Neam, Anthony Jay, Kenneth Danziger, Simon Templeman and James Warwick. Music for the series was specially composed by Toby Jarvis and Stuart Hancock of McAsso Music. Executive producer for KCRW is Jacqueline Des Lauriers. Among the stories to be read are: ?The Three Fat Women of Antibes,? ?The Consul,? ?The Point of Honor,? ?The Alien Corn,? ?A Casual Affair,? and ?The Ant and the Grasshopper.? The stories were selected from W. Somerset Maugham, Collected Short Stories, a four-volume Penguin 20th Century Classics publication, originally released in the UK in 1963, reprinted in the US in 1977 by Doubleday & Co., Inc. All stories are copyright ? 1940 by Somerset Maugham. It has been said that there is a finish, a neatness, an air of accomplishment about every work of Somerset Maugham?s which ensures a certain quality of pleasure. Maugham?s irony and cool detachment make him an acknowledged master of the short story. He had a wry perception of human weakness and unique talent for evoking a sense of time and place; an acute and often sardonic observation of human foibles and a particular genius for exposing the bitter realities of human relationships. Maugham creates concise dramas played out by unforgettable characters, all of which make for compelling listening. Maugham was born in Paris, the sixth and youngest son of the solicitor to the British embassy. Orphaned by age 10, he was sent to England to live with his uncle, the vicar of Whitstable. Although he studied medicine in London and Germany, after the success of his first novel, Liza of Lambert, and his first produced play, A Man of Honour, he concentrated solely on his writing. Four of his plays ran simultaneously in London in 1904. Maugham's breakthrough novel was the semi-autobiographical Of Human Bondage (1915), which is usually considered his outstanding achievement. During World War I, Maugham worked as a secret agent and in 1928, settled in Cape Ferrat, France, from where he made journeys all over the world. Maugham's best-known novels and short story collections include ?The Moon And Sixpence? (1919), the story of artist Paul Gauguin; and ?Trembling Of A Leaf? (1921), which includes his famous short story ?Rain,? later to become the film that launched Joan Crawford?s career.

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ISBN: 181081
Edition: Unabridged
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