{"product_id":"the-great-novels-and-short-stories-of-somerset-maugham-paperback","title":"The Great Novels and Short Stories of Somerset Maugham - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eW. Somerset Maugham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compilation contains three complete novels and eight major short stories from the canon of one of the twentieth century's most enduringly popular fiction writers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom London to Hong Kong, from Paris to Pago Pago, in Samoa or Malaya or on a Tahitian tropical isle, the men and women in this collection of masterfully crafted tales inhabit exotic, mysterious worlds--and at their own peril invade the dark territory of the human heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomerset Maugham, a noted English novelist, playwright, and author of masterly short stories, spent several months in the Pacific in 1916 and 1917 during an interlude in his service in British intelligence during World War I. Several of his works have been made into movies and plays, including \u003ci\u003eRazor's Edge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOf Human Bondage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCakes and Ale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRain\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Moon and Sixpence\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSkyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction--novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSomerset Maugham\u003c\/b\u003e (1874-1965) was a noted English playwright, novelist, and short story writer. He was a trained physician who served with the Red Cross in the First World War, and he traveled extensively in India and the Pacific Southwest, which was the setting for many of his stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 676\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.38 x 8.88 x 6.23 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770497827104,"sku":"9781628737844","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8b0509c000b03b51028ea10681a0784e.webp?v=1780372955","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-great-novels-and-short-stories-of-somerset-maugham-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}