The Complete Short Stories Of W. Somerset Maugham (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: W. Somerset Maugham
Binding: Hardback
Published: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1952
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Slipcase: Worn
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Boards in good condition. Clean text and sturdy copies.
This authoritative two-volume set presents W. Somerset Maugham’s complete short fiction, a masterclass in early 20th-century literary realism. Volume I chronicles the tensions and transformations between colonial East and metropolitan West, capturing the psychological intricacies of expatriates, missionaries, and traders navigating cultural dislocation. Volume II expands the canvas to the global stage, illustrating human frailty and moral ambiguity across Europe, the Americas, and beyond. Maugham commands the genre with surgical precision, dissecting vanity, desire, and deception through tightly wrought narratives and incisive dialogue. His protagonists—often flawed, self-deceiving, or quietly heroic—anchor stories that confront class, empire, and existential doubt with unflinching clarity. This set stands as a definitive testament to Maugham’s enduring power as a storyteller and social observer.
Author: W. Somerset Maugham
Binding: Hardback
Published: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1952
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Slipcase: Worn
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Boards in good condition. Clean text and sturdy copies.
This authoritative two-volume set presents W. Somerset Maugham’s complete short fiction, a masterclass in early 20th-century literary realism. Volume I chronicles the tensions and transformations between colonial East and metropolitan West, capturing the psychological intricacies of expatriates, missionaries, and traders navigating cultural dislocation. Volume II expands the canvas to the global stage, illustrating human frailty and moral ambiguity across Europe, the Americas, and beyond. Maugham commands the genre with surgical precision, dissecting vanity, desire, and deception through tightly wrought narratives and incisive dialogue. His protagonists—often flawed, self-deceiving, or quietly heroic—anchor stories that confront class, empire, and existential doubt with unflinching clarity. This set stands as a definitive testament to Maugham’s enduring power as a storyteller and social observer.