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Description edit
He was a brilliant teller of tales, one of the most widely read authors of the twentieth century, and at one time the most famous writer in the world, yet W. Somerset Maugham’s own true story has never been fully told. At last, the fascinating truth is revealed in a landmark biography by the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mr Maugham: Add a description of this character.
- Gerald Kelly
- Syrie
- Liza
- Bert Alanson
- Willie
- Robin
- Gerald Haxton
- Ashenden
- Harry
- Alan Searle
- Heinemann
- Brooks
- Philip
- Desmond Maccarthy
- Larry
- Rosie
- H. G. Wells
- Kerensky
- Henry James
- Reggie
- Hugh Walpole
- Charlie
- Nelson Doubleday
- Eddie Knoblock
- Freddie
- Glenway Wescott
- Arnold Bennett
- Walter Payne
- George
- Max Beerbohm
- Noel Coward
- Mildred
- Kipling
- Unwin
- Wallinger
- Jack Straw
- Gauguin
- Lady Frederick
Setting & Locations edit
- London
- Paris
- New York
- England
- France
- America
- Riviera
- Spain
- Britain
- United States
- Whitstable
- Italy
- Europe
- India
- Chicago
- Germany
- Hollywood
- Villa Mauresque
- Far East
- Cambridge
- Washington
- Switzerland
- California
- Sheppey
- Russia
- Rome
- Canterbury
- Petrograd
- China
- Driffield
- Atlantic
- Lambeth
- Seville
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
- Monte Carlo
- Florence
- Chesterfield Street
- Burma
- Heidelberg
- Mounteney
- Piccadilly
- Marseilles
- Munich
- Malaya
- Cakes
- Manhattan
- Peking
- South Seas
Authors & Contributors edit
- Selina Hastings (Author)
Awards edit
- National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 2010: Biography)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.912
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