Support your answer with examples from the story. [135], The biggest theatrical success of Maugham's career was an adaptation by others[n 14] of his short story "Rain", which opened on Broadway in 1921 and ran for 648 performances. Last edit on Apr 05, 2021. [186], The critic Philip Holden wrote in 2006 that Maugham occupies a paradoxical position in twentieth-century British literature. 'Mr. Know-All' is a heart-rending story of a big talker who saved the marriage of a modest woman. Find The Judgment Seat by W. Somerset Maugham - 1934. Maugham's short story "The Verger" is a tale about a simple man Albert Edward Foreman. Download Pdf. Again, despite the suffering of the main characters, there is a reasonably happy ending for the central figure, Kitty. Mary Elizabeth Maugham. In addition, Carey has a. After all, he has only one life. It is all very well for you, you are author, actor and producer. His reputation as a novelist rests primarily on four books: Of Human Bondage (1915), a semi-autobiographical account of a young medical students painful progress toward maturity; The Moon and Sixpence (1919), an account of an unconventional artist, suggested by the life of Paul Gauguin; Cakes and Ale (1930), the story of a famous novelist, which is thought to contain caricatures of Thomas Hardy and Hugh Walpole; and The Razors Edge (1944), the story of a young American war veterans quest for a satisfying way of life. William Somerset Maugham was one of the most popular writers of his time, and reputedly the highest paid author of the 1930s. [44] Too old to enlist when the First World War broke out, he served in France as a volunteer ambulance driver for the British Red Cross. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. He thinks he's Somerset Maugham." At the height of his powers Maugham would have savoured the excruciating irony: the writer in decline, pumped up on sheep's cells, accused of impersonating . [5] The Painted Veil is a story of marital strife and adultery against the background of a cholera epidemic in Hong Kong. W. Somerset Maugham (25 January 1874 - 16 December 1965) first claimed fame as a playwright and novelist, but he became best known in the 1920's and 1930's the world over as an international traveler and short-story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest-paid author during the 1930s. He became a father and husband, marrying Syrie Wellcome in 1917, three years into an affair that produced their daughter, Liza. Suffering from a bad stammer, he received a classic public school education at King's school in . [73] Most were first published in weekly or monthly magazines and later collected in book form. William Somerset Maugham CH was an English playwright, novelist, and short story writer. [193] Lee Wilson Dodd wrote, "Mr Maugham knows how to plan a story and carry it through. [65] He was reunited with Haxton, who joined him as secretary-companion. Most viewed. [178], Radio and television adaptations have, in general, been more faithful to Maugham's original stories. angol regnyr, elbeszl s drmar; munkit a vilgos stlus, a vltozatos helysznek s az emberi termszet alapos ismerete jellemzi. [25] The local physician in Whitstable suggested the medical profession, and Maugham's uncle agreed. Somerset Maugham felt that his stories had to have a moral and teach people tolerance, wisdom and compassion. [110] He came from Bermondsey, a poor district of London. [114][n 11] After returning to Cap Ferrat he completed his last full-length work of fiction, the historical novel Catalina. Size 8vo - over 7 - 9" tall; Keywords Limited edition; Size 8vo - over 7 - 9\" tall; Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different. He entered the marriage from a sense of duty rather than from personal inclination, and the two quickly began to grow apart. [83], In Maugham's absence his wife found an occupation, becoming a sought-after interior designer. [116] He did the same on American television, introducing the Somerset Maugham Theater series, which a reviewer said enjoyed "tremendous popularity and has won for him an audience of millions of enthusiastic fans". The marriage lasted for twelve years, but before, during and after it, Maugham's principal partner was a younger man, Gerald Haxton. [12], Maugham's mother died of tuberculosis in January 1882, a few days after his eighth birthday. Maugham's first successful novel was the semi-autobiographical Of Human Bondage (1915). It was a departure from his previous style; its moral ambiguity and equivocal ending puzzled the critics and the public. [139] Trewin quoted with approval Maugham's observation, "Words have weight, sound, and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to". [5], In his work as a medical student Maugham met the poorest working-class people: "I was in contact with what I most wanted, life in the raw". He told Nol Coward in 1933: Maugham's thirty-second and last play was Sheppey (1933). [188] His urbane spy, Ashenden, influenced the stories of Raymond Chandler, Ian Fleming, Georges Simenon and John le Carr. HONOLULU VII. What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one's faculties, mental and physical, but the burden of one's memories. [n 12] There is some suggestion that his known homosexuality may have militated against his receiving the higher honour.[119]. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest-paid author during the 1930s. Presented by Lady John Hope 1951 Provenance: Commissioned by Somerset Maugham 1949 and given by him to his daughter, Lady Joan Hope Exhibited: Graham Sutherland 1924-51 . [1] Maugham trained as a medical doctor at St. Thomas's hospital's medical school, London, but then decided to become a full-time writer. Although Maugham's former reputation has become somewhat eclipsed. [25] From 1892 until he qualified in 1897, he studied medicine at St Thomas's Hospital Medical School in Lambeth. [173], In a study published thirteen years after Maugham's death, Robert L. Calder notes that the writer's works had been made into forty films and hundreds of radio and television plays, and he suggests "it would be fair to say that no other serious writer's work has been so often presented in other media". [153] Rosie appears to be based on Sue Jones, to whom Maugham had proposed in 1913. Item Height: 234mm. [n 8], During the 1920s Maugham published one novel (The Painted Veil, (1925)), three books of short stories (The Trembling of a Leaf (1921), The Casuarina Tree (1926) and Ashenden (1928)) and a travel book (On a Chinese Screen, (1922)) but much of his work was for the theatre. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Maugham wrote that he followed no master, and acknowledged none, but he named Guy de Maupassant as an early influence. This website uses cookies. [67] He was helped in this by Haxton extrovert and gregarious in contrast with Maugham's shyness who became what Morgan terms an "intermediary with the outside world". Maugham wrote of Haxton: After the South Seas trip Maugham visited the US and was joined by Syrie. Dickens . [62] His covert job, which was in violation of Switzerland's neutrality laws,[n 7] was to coordinate the work of British agents in enemy territory and dispatch their information to London. "[33], Before the publication of his next novel, The Making of a Saint (1898), Maugham travelled to Spain. (g. 1917-1929) Barn. Two days later his ashes were interred in the grounds of The King's School, Canterbury, beside the wall of the Maugham Library, which he had endowed in 1961. [126] His works sold prodigiously throughout the English-speaking world. [5] Maugham wrote his first book while in Heidelberg, a biography of the composer Giacomo Meyerbeer, but it was not accepted for publication and the author destroyed the manuscript. In November 1916 Maugham was asked by the intelligence service to go to the South Seas. William Somerset Maugham ( 25. ledna 1874, Pa - 16. prosince 1965, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat pobl Nice) byl anglick spisovatel a dramatik . W. Somerset Maugham Height, Weight & Measurements At 91 years old, W. Somerset Maugham height not available right now. This is a social-psychological novel that reveals the problem of relations between men and women in bourgeois society, depicts the psychological portraits of characters, and describes their feelings, emotions and thoughts as well. He was selected by Sir William Wiseman of British Intelligence to go to Russia, where the overthrow of the monarchy threatened to lead to a Russian withdrawal from the war. He is never boring or clumsy, he never gives a false impression; he is never shocking; but this very diplomatic polish makes impossible for him any of those sudden transcendent flashes of passion and beauty which less competent novelists occasionally attain. One recalls, too, the long list of movies that have been made from his novels . His grandfather, Robert Maugham (17881862), was a prominent solicitor and co-founder of the Law Society of England and Wales. [118] During a visit in 1954 he was invested as a Companion of Honour (CH) by the Queen at a private audience in Buckingham Palace. Rain by W. Somerset Maugham Analysis. [145], A few of Maugham's plays have been revived occasionally. During the First World War Maugham worked for the British Secret Service, later drawing on his experiences for stories published in the 1920s. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. [106], Haxton was holding down a responsible job in Washington and enjoying his new independence and self-reliance. "[155], The Moon and Sixpence is the story of a man rejecting a conventional lifestyle, family obligations and social responsibility to indulge his ambition to be a painter. His American publishers estimated that four and a half million copies of his books were bought in the US during his lifetime.[127]. [55] When the book was published in 1915 some of the initial reviews were favourable but many, both in Britain and in the US, were unenthusiastic. William Somerset Maugham[n 2] CH (/mm/ MAWM; 25 January 1874 16 December 1965)[n 1] was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Maugham considered himself a better writer than. The story is penned by one of my favorite short story writers, William Somerset Maugham. [104] As always, Maugham wrote continually. William Somerset Maugham [n 2] CH ( / mm / MAWM; 25 January 1874 - 16 December 1965) [n 1] was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. The length of his literary career alone makes him a special case. 6 and 9798, Mander and Mitchenson, pp. [73] He saw little of Haxton, who undertook war work in Washington DC. He was an English novelist, playwright, and short-story writer whose work is characterized by a clear unadorned style, cosmopolitan settings, and a shrewd understanding of human nature. [87] His longest-running play of the decade, and of his whole career, was Our Betters. W. Somerset Maugham, in full William Somerset Maugham, (born Jan. 25, 1874, Paris, Francedied Dec. 16, 1965, Nice), English novelist, playwright, and short-story writer whose work is characterized by a clear unadorned style, cosmopolitan settings, and a shrewd understanding of human nature. During his time in Heidelberg he had his first sexual affair; it was with John Ellingham Brooks, an Englishman ten years his senior. 1965. Together they made extended visits to Asia, the South Seas and other destinations; Maugham gathered material for his fiction wherever they went. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. [93] Despite some help from Coward in the drafting and having Ralph Richardson as star and John Gielgud as director, it ran for a modest 83 performances. [184] Since then BBC radio has broadcast numerous adaptations of his plays, novels and short stories ranging from one-off presentations to 12-part serialisations including six productions of The Circle and two adaptations apiece of The Razor's Edge, Of Human Bondage and Cakes and Ale. Maugham's plain prose style became known for its lucidity, but his reliance on clichs attracted adverse critical comment. [156] The structure of the book is unusual in that the protagonist is already dead before the novel opens, and the narrator attempts to piece together his story, and particularly his final years in Tahitian exile. I am done with playwriting. W. Somerset Maugham was a British playwright, novelist and short story writer. He successfully sued for divorce in 1916, citing Maugham as co-respondent. He was the son of a British diplomat. Author: w Somerset 1874-1965 Maugham. Born in Paris, where his father ran a law firm, he was orphaned by the age of ten and packed off to England, where his three older brothers were already. William Somerset Maugham (pronounced mawm), was an English novelist, playwright and a short story writer. After losing both his parents by the age of 10, Maugham. He qualified as a doctor in 1897, but pursued his passion for writing following the publication of his . Raphael comments that there is no firm evidence for this,[5][53] and Meyers suggests that she is based on Harry Phillips, a young man whom Maugham had taken to Paris as, nominally, his secretary for a prolonged stay in 1905. It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost it . Corrections? "[194] In a 2016 survey Don Adams remarks, "The gist of the criticism of Maugham's fiction, that it lacks psychological and emotional profundity, is remarkably consistent throughout the decades."[195]. [130] H.E.Bates, praising many of Maugham's attributes as a writer, objected to his frequent reliance on clichd phrases,[131] and George Lyttelton commented that Maugham "purchases a beautiful lucidity at the cost of numberless clichs", but rated the lucidity second only to that of Shaw. Maugham's mother Edith Mary Snell had tuberculosis, and died of the disease when he was eight; his father died two years later, of cancer. S omerset M augham is a singular figure in twentieth-century English literature. W. Somerset Maugham; April 1948 Issue; The Brothers Karamazov. Namnteckning. While we were waiting for the coffee, the head waiter, with a smile on his false face, came up to us bearing a large basket full of huge peaches. [50], By 1914 Maugham was famous, with thirteen plays and eight novels completed. Lord knew what they cost. His style is without a trace of imaginative beauty. To order The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham for 23 with free UK p&p call Guardian book service on 0330 333 6846. Wilson later admitted that he had not read, Meyers, p. 9; Maugham (1975), p. 15; Coward, pp. He found Mediterranean lands much to his liking, for what his biographer Frederic Raphael calls their "douceur de vivre missing under grim English skies". The Razor's Edge, the author's last major novel,[5] is described by Sutherland as "Maugham's twentieth-century manifesto for human fulfilment", satirising Western materialism and drawing on Eastern spiritualism as a way to find meaning in existence. Subject: History. [29] The Westminster Gazette praised the writing but deplored the subject matter,[30] and The Times also conceded the author's skill "Mr Maugham seems to aspire, and not unsuccessfully, to be the Zola of the New Cut" but thought him "capable of better things [than] this singularly unpleasant novel". Maugham believed that "it is the impressions of a man's first twenty years which form him", and at the age of 53 - and extracted from his turbulent marriage to Syrie Wellcome - he had chosen to look back at his boyhood on the Kentish coast and at his early adulthood as a medical student in London. [1] He traveled in Spain and Italy and in 1908 achieved a theatrical triumphfour plays running in London at oncethat brought him financial security. "Mr. Maugham Himself". He would rather have misery with one than happiness with the other. [82] In 192223 Maugham's next extended trip was in south and east Asia, with stops at Colombo, Rangoon, Mandalay, Bangkok and Hanoi. His stories the first in the genre of spy fiction continued by Ian Fleming, John le Carr and many others[169] are based so closely on Maugham's experiences that it was not until ten years after the war ended that the security services permitted their publication. . Updates? [49] In 1914 he began an affair with Syrie Wellcome, whom he had known since 1910. 00:00. They lived together in the French Riviera, where Maugham entertained lavishly. William Somerset Maugham [mm] ( 25. tammikuuta 1874 Pariisi, Ranska - 16. joulukuuta 1965 Nizza, Ranska) oli englantilainen nytelmkirjailija, kirjailija ja novellisti, 1930-luvun tunnetuimpia lnsimaisia kirjailijoita ja tiettvsti mys suurituloisimpia. He said that lacking any great powers of imagination he wrote about what he saw, and that although he could see more than most people could, "the greatest writers can see through a brick wall my vision is not so penetrating".[202]. Second, Maugham was what Northrop Frye. First published in 1989, Mr Calder's attempt to encompass Maugham's life and work in one volume fits nicely between Ted Morgan's Maugham: A Biography (1980) and Jeffrey Meyers' Somerset Maugham: A Life (2004); as far as I know the only other detailed biography is the very recently (2009) published The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham by Selina . [26] In maturity, he recalled the value of his experiences: "I saw how men died. [71], By that time Maugham was ill with tuberculosis. Of their seven children, three died in infancy. W. Somerset Maugham (The Moon and Sixpence) " He did not care if she was heartless, vicious and vulgar, stupid and grasping, he loved her. [76], After the war Maugham had to choose between living in Britain or being with Haxton, because the latter was refused admission to the country. [88][n 9], In 1930 Maugham published the novel Cakes and Ale, regarded by Connon as the most likely of the author's works to survive. [175], In Calder's view Maugham's "ability to tell a fascinating story and his dramatic skill" appealed strongly to the makers of films and radio programmes, but his liberal attitudes, disregard of conventional morality and unsentimental view of humanity led adapters to make his stories "blander, safer, and more narrowly moralistic than he had ever conceived them". He was plump rather than stout. [84] By 1925, Maugham, learning that his wife was spreading scandal about his private life and had taken lovers of her own, was reconsidering his future. The early death of his parents and his consequent exile from home and country gave Somerset Maugham a wretched start in life. An instinctive and magnificent storyteller, Somerset Maugham was one of the most popular and successful writers of his time. [176] Some of his stories were judged too improper for the cinema; Calder cites an adaptation of the historical novel Then and Now which the Hays Office rejected for thirty-seven separate reasons. [31] The first print run sold out within three weeks and a reprint was quickly arranged. Among the best-known examples are "Rain" (1921), charting the moral disintegration of a missionary attempting to convert the sexual sinner Sadie Thompson;[161] "The Letter" (1924), dealing with domestic murder and its implications;[162] "The Book Bag" (1932), a story of the tragic result of an incestuous relationship;[163] and "Flotsam and Jetsam" (1947), set in a rubber plantation in Borneo, where a dreadful shared secret binds a husband and wife to a mutually abhorrent relationship. Born in Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German university. [189] Some biographers have doubted Maugham's claim to be unresentful at being overlooked or dismissed by literary critics, but there is little doubt that he was right about it. . Sisllys 1 Henkilhistoria 2 Kirjallinen tuotanto 2.1 Suomennetut teokset Gamer who has gained fame for her Sommerset Twitch channel. [191] Virginia Woolf was friendly though a little patronising;[192] Lytton Strachey disparaged one of his books as "Class II, Division I". [n 13] He was cremated in Marseille on 20 December. Born in the British Embassy in Paris, France (legally considered British soil), Maugham endured a traumatic childhood, orphaned at ten when his mother died from tuberculosis and his father died from cancer. Childhood and education. Peaches were not in season then. And in one way or another however indirectly all I've written during the last twenty years has something to do with him".[109]. William Somerset Maugham, British playwright and novelist, was one of the most reputed and well-known writers of his era, and one of the highest-paid authors of his time. [85] They divorced in 1929. William Somerset Maugham. His aunt, who was German, arranged accommodation for him, and aged sixteen he travelled to Germany. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest-paid author during the 1930s. The critic John Sutherland says of it: According to some of Maugham's intimates, the main female character, the manipulative Mildred, was based on "a youth, probably a rent boy, with whom he became infatuated". [79], In late 1920 Maugham and Haxton set out on a trip that lasted more than a year. There are but two important critics in my own country who have troubled to take me seriously and when clever young men write essays about contemporary fiction they never think of considering me. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). [36], The Making of a Saint, a historical novel, attracted less attention than Liza of Lambeth and its sales were unremarkable. He wrote near the opening of the novel: "it is impossible always to give the exact unexpurgated words of Liza and the other personages of the story; the reader is therefore entreated with his thoughts to piece out the necessary imperfections of the dialogue". Syrie and Liza were with him for part of the year, providing a convincing domestic cover, and his profession as a writer enabled him to travel about and stay in hotels without attracting attention. Authors. The British ambassador, Lord Lyons, had a maternity ward set up within his embassy which was legally recognised as UK territory enabling British couples in France to circumvent the new law, and it was there that William Somerset Maugham was born on 25 January 1874. ]' t.r. [123] Nonetheless, his final years, according to Connon, were marred by increasing senility, misguided legal disputes and a memoir, published in 1962, Looking Back, in which "he denigrated his late former wife, was dismissive of Haxton, and made a clumsy attempt to deny his homosexuality by claiming he was a red-blooded heterosexual". More like this. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest English writers ever. He was acquitted, but was nonetheless registered as an "undesirable alien". [97] During a visit to India in 1938 he found his interest prompted less by the British expatriates than by Indian philosophers and ascetics: "As soon as the Maharajas realized that I didn't want to go on tiger hunts but that I was interested in seeing poets and philosophers they were very helpful. [112] Raphael calls him "a man of more reliable stamp" than Haxton;[73] Meyers describes him as "sober, efficient, honest and gentle". 75 Copy quote. Of Human Bondage is certainly one; Cakes and Ale probably; The Moon and Sixpence possibly. It drew its details from his obstetric duties in South London slums. He became a medical student in London and qualified as a physician in 1897. In May 1917 they married at a ceremony in New Jersey. [20] He took part in the adaptation for the cinema of some of his short stories, Quartet (1948), Trio (1950) and Encore (1951), in all of which he appeared, contributing on-screen introductions. The protagonist of the story is Roger Charing, a tall, handsome, rich, experienced middle-aged man. [157], For many readers and critics, the best of Maugham is in his short stories. They visited the Far East together in 191920, keeping Maugham away from home for six months. She began posting to Twitch in June 2019. Filmed at Somerset Maugham's villa at Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat on the Mediterranean, this program features the author and playwright in a far-ranging 1955 conve. [38] He had written it four years earlier,[39] but numerous managements turned it down until Otho Stuart accepted it and cast the popular Ethel Irving in the title role. W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965) was a British playwright, novelist and short story writer. I saw how they bore pain. Somerset Maugham ? Under 1. verdenskrig var han hemmelig agent i Rusland; hans spionroman Ashenden: Or the British Agent (1928; "Ashenden: Den hemmelige agent") bygger p denne erfaring. By Jeffrey Meyers. Culture; Somerset Maugham; Reuse this content. Born in Paris, of Irish ancestry, Somerset Maugham was to lead a fascinating life and would become famous for his mastery of short evocative stories that were often set in the more obscure and remote areas of the British Empire. What you give an audience is all your own; the rest of us have to content ourselves with at the best an approximation of what we see in the minds eye. 191, 205 and 210, Mander and Mitchenson, pp. March 14, 2004. 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