{"product_id":"2026600003119-secondhand-the-vagrant-mood-six-essays","title":"The Vagrant Mood: Six Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing         ,          price clipped\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Clean text. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterwork of literary nonfiction, The Vagrant Mood: Six Essays presents W. Somerset Maugham at his most reflective and intellectually playful, gathering six wide-ranging pieces that wander with elegant curiosity across literature, philosophy, and the art of living. With characteristic wit and candor, Maugham examines figures such as the Goncourt brothers and the pleasures of reading, illustrating his belief that the essay form is the ideal vehicle for a civilized, unhurried mind. The tone throughout is conversational yet erudite — the voice of a seasoned observer who has read deeply and lived widely, and who shares his opinions with disarming frankness. Each piece argues, in its own way, for the value of independent thought, aesthetic pleasure, and the freedom to follow one's intellectual curiosity wherever it leads. Readers who appreciate the grand tradition of the personal essay — from Montaigne to Lamb — will find in these pages a companion of rare intelligence and charm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48792193925339,"sku":"2026600003119-SECONDHAND","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/c4db1cbe-0beb-4d60-ab67-8b4629a3c5a7.png?v=1779273214","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600003119-secondhand-the-vagrant-mood-six-essays","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}