W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965)
Author of Of Human Bondage
About the Author
Writer William Somerset Maugham was born in Paris on January 25, 1874. He attended St. Thomas's Medical School in London. A prolific writer, Maugham produced novels, short stories, plays, and an autobiographical novel, "Of Human Bondage." Although he remains popular for his novels and short show more stories, when he was alive his plays, now dated, were also popular, and in 1908 four of his plays ran simultaneously. Maugham died in Nice, France, on December 16, 1965. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by W. Somerset Maugham
Cakes and Ale / The Painted Veil / Liza of Lambeth / The Razor's Edge / Theatre / The Moon and Sixpence (1979) 98 copies
The Complete Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham (Vol. 2 [II]): The Letter and Other Stories (1967) 24 copies
Collected Works of W. Somerset Maugham (Novels, Short Stories, Plays and Travel Sketches): A Collection of 33 works by… (2015) 23 copies
Maugham Plays: Two: For Services Rendered, The Letter, Home and Beauty, and Lady Frederick (World Classics) (Vol 2) (1991) 22 copies
Far and Wide: Nine Novels by W. Somerset Maugham. Selected by the Author. Volume One (1951) 17 copies
Delphi Collected Works of W. Somerset Maugham (Illustrated) (Delphi Series Eight Book 5) (2017) 14 copies
Miraaž : valimik lühijutte 14 copies
The Complete Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham IV. The Human Element and Other Stories (1967) 12 copies
The Selected Novels Of W. Somerset Maugham Vol II: The Moon and Sixpence; The Narrow Corner; The Painted Veil (1953) 12 copies
The Collected Plays of Somerset Maugham, Vol. 2 Our Betters, The Unattainable, Home and Beauty, The (1949) 11 copies
The Complete Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham: III. The Book-Bag & Other Stories (1967) 9 copies
THE SELECTED NOVELS OF W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM VOLUME ONE: LIZA OF LAMBETH; CAKES AND ALE; THEATRE (1953) 9 copies
Az oroszlánbőr : elbeszélések 7 copies
[TO DO: Research best book] 7 copies
Woman of the World [Theatre] 6 copies
Inte bara för nöjes skull : noveller 6 copies
The Unconquered 6 copies
Romans, tome 2 : L'Envoûté - La Passe dangereuse - La Ronde de l'amour - Le Fugitif - La Comédienne - Le Magicien (1996) 5 copies
Obras completas. Tomo III 4 copies
Mr. Know-All 4 copies
Veitsen terällä 2 4 copies
The Door of Opportunity 4 copies
Elämän kahle. 3 nide [luvut 82-122] 4 copies
Veitsen terällä 1 nide 4 copies
Mina favoritnoveller 4 copies
Red 4 copies
The Verger 4 copies
Looking Back 4 copies
The Treasure 4 copies
Egy távoli gyarmaton 4 copies
Jane: Erzählungen 4 copies
A Man From Glasgow 4 copies
The bum 3 copies
Cuentos 3 copies
GREAT SHORT STORIES: The Book Bag; Guilty; The Christmas Tree and the Wedding (Quick Reader 106) (1945) 3 copies
Superbia 3 copies
The Hairless Mexican [short story] 3 copies
Der eigenartige Ehrbegriff des Herrn Sebastian und sechzehn andere eigenartige Geschichten. Aus d. Englischen v.… (1969) 3 copies
Tales of East and West 3 copies
NOVELLER I 3 copies
NOVELLER II 3 copies
Giulia Lazzari 3 copies
Mabel 3 copies
The Facts of Life 3 copies
Kogutud novelle ja jutustusi. II 2 copies
De brief, en andere verhalen 2 copies
Луна и грош. Театр 2 copies
Oggi e allora 2 copies
Cloak and Dagger 2 copies
Sadie Thompson 2 copies
Plays II: Our Betters; The Unattainable; Home and Beauty; The Circle; The Constant Wife; The Bread-Winner (1969) 2 copies
Kogutud novelle ja jutustusi. III 2 copies
Obras Completas. Tomos I,II,III,IV 2 copies
Nouvelles bilingue t2 2 copies
The Painted Veil -- BBC radio play 2 copies
The Sacred Flame -- BBC radio play 2 copies
Ashenden (edited) -- BBC radio play 2 copies
Histórias dos mares do sul 2 copies
Obras completas. Liza de Lambeth, Cautiva de amor, Soberbia, El velo pintado, Servidumbre Humana. 2 copies
Complete Somerset Maugham - Of Human Bondage Moon and Sixpence Trembling of a Leaf Magician Liza of Lambeth Circle… (2015) 2 copies
Les nouvelles completes de somerset maugham, madame la colonelle et 23 autres nouvelles (1981) 2 copies
Louise 2 copies
In A Strange Land 2 copies
A Woman Of Fifty 2 copies
Maugham 6 Volume Set (Christmas Holiday (1939) Theatre (37), Of Human Bondage (1915) The Narrow Corner (1932) The Moon… (1930) 2 copies
The Judgment Seat 2 copies
A Friend in Need 2 copies
The Happy Couple 2 copies
ROUVA CRADDOCK 2 2 copies
ROUVA CRADDOCK 1 2 copies
The Social Sense 2 copies
Sanatorium 2 copies
The Pool 2 copies
The Ant and the Grasshopper 2 copies
The Luncheon 2 copies
Olosuhteiden oikkuja 2 2 copies
Olosuhteiden oikkuja 1 2 copies
The Alien Corn 2 copies
A Night in June 2 copies
The Creative Impulse 2 copies
The Buried Talent 2 copies
Virtue 2 copies
The Vessel Of Wrath 2 copies
Soberbia. El velo pintado 2 copies
The End Of the Flight 2 copies
Mr. Harrington's Washing 2 copies
Neil MacAdam 2 copies
Masterson 2 copies
A String of Beads 2 copies
Salvatore 2 copies
A Man with a Conscience 2 copies
The Yellow Streak 2 copies
cakes and ale, up at the villa 2 copies
German Harry 2 copies
The Taipan 2 copies
Mackintosh 2 copies
P. & O. 2 copies
Glasul porumbitei 1 copy
Lo scandalo Mackenzie 1 copy
Oyun 1 copy
The Voice of the Turtle 1 copy
Gigolo And Gigolette 1 copy
The verdict & other stories 1 copy
Vittoria 1 copy
Kangelane 1 copy
The Hero 1 copy
The Colonel's Lady 1 copy
Der bunte Schleier Roman 1 copy
Az oroszlǹb r : elbeszľšek 1 copy
Šķitums un īstenība 1 copy
W.S. Maugham - La moglie del Colonnello | Charlotte Perkins Gilman - La carta da parati gialla — Author — 1 copy
Trio 1 copy
Encore 1 copy
a outra comedia 1 copy
The Spanish Priest 1 copy
Omnibus 2 1 copy
The Making Of A Millionaire 1 copy
A Rehearsal 1 copy
The Back Of Beyond 1 copy
An Official Position 1 copy
Los Clásicos del Siglo XX 1 copy
Hjälten 1 copy
Constant Wife, The ; Act 1-3 1 copy
La luna e sei soldi 1 copy
Somerset Maughams bedste 1 copy
Chuva e outras novelas 1 copy
כתבי סומרטס מוהאם 1 copy
Murder Most Foul 1 copy
Женское постоянство 1 copy
Рассказы 1 copy
Lo stagno (in Meticci) 1 copy
Malezya Tılsımı 1 copy
Em Terras Estranhas 1 copy
Verdes Moradas 1 copy
වනයේ තිබූ පා සයහන් 1 copy
Loaves and Fishes 1 copy
La Carta Y Otras Narraciones 1 copy
Servidumbre humana parte 1 1 copy
TALUA KIRALI 1 copy
Don Segundo Sombra 1 copy
Plays VI 1 copy
Somerset Maugham 5 Volume Set (Christmas Holiday (1939) Of Human Bondage (1915) The Narrow Corner (1932) Cakes and Ale… (1932) 1 copy
El Santo y el Arzobispo 1 copy
Últimos Puntos de Vista 1 copy
Obra Escolhida - 2 volumes 1 copy
OYUN 1 copy
ISPANYOL HAVASI 1 copy
BUYULU ADALAR 1 copy
more great stories 1 copy
Fyra världar 1 copy
Med alla medel 1 copy
The Somerset Maugham BBC Radio Collection: Eight Full-Cast Dramatisations and Readings (2020) 1 copy
Plays Volume I 1 copy
The Perfect Gentleman 1 copy
Extremo oriente [Relatos] 1 copy
The Complete Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham (East and West, Vol. 1 / The World Over, Vol. 2) by W. Somerset… (1673) 1 copy
Tras una noche de espanto 1 copy
קרן-זווית 1 copy
A orillas del Támesis 1 copy
“After the Party” 1 copy
“Back of Beyond” 1 copy
Selected Masterpieces 1 copy
Soberbia i Rosie 1 copy
東大名誉教授と名作・モームの『赤毛』を読む 英文精読術 1 copy
Fools and their folly 1 copy
Nari 1 copy
W niewoli uczuć. T. 1 1 copy
Sämtliche Erzählungen II 1 copy
Stories 1 copy
Selected prose 1 copy
The Closed Shop 1 copy
أنماط غريبة من الحب 1 copy
Il meglio 1 copy
Elämän kahle I-III 1 copy
Elämän kahle. I nide 1 copy
Elämän kahle. II nide 1 copy
Collected Short Stories 1 copy
Appearance And Reality 1 copy
The Escape 1 copy
The Happy Man 1 copy
Robie 1 copy
The Romantic Young Lady 1 copy
The Poet 1 copy
The Mother 1 copy
The Promise 1 copy
Az ördög sarkantyúja 1 copy
On a Chinese Screen & The Land of the Blessed Virgin (A Collection of Travel Sketches & Articles): Collection of… (2017) 1 copy
Flotsam And Jetsam 1 copy
Obras completas : novelas 1 copy
Passioni: racconti 1 copy
Five short stories / by W. Somerset Maugham; [editor, Severo Figarola; producer, Marta Irigoyen] (1981) 1 copy
Glödande liv 1 copy
Raw Material 1 copy
The Noble Spaniard: A comedy in three acts (adapted from the French of Grenet-Dancourt) (1961) 1 copy
Of Human Bondage, a Novel 1 copy
W. Somerset Maugham Stories 1 copy
A Casual Affair 1 copy
The Best Mysteries of All Time Book Set : A Great Deliverance / Ashenden or The British Agent / The Tiger in the Smoke (2005) 1 copy
Straight Flush 1 copy
The Wash-Tub 1 copy
Home 1 copy
Mayhew 1 copy
Short stories 1 copy
Episode 1 copy
La tentazione di Adamo 1 copy
French Joe 1 copy
The Human Element 1 copy
The Consul 1 copy
His Excellency 1 copy
The Dream 1 copy
The Man with the Scar 1 copy
Associated Works
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Contributor, some editions — 915 copies
A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen (2009) — Contributor — 364 copies
The Graphic Canon, Vol. 3: From Heart of Darkness to Hemingway to Infinite Jest (2013) — Contributor — 146 copies
Cavalcade of comedy; 21 brilliant comedies from Jonson and Wycherley to Thurber and Coward (1953) — Contributor — 96 copies
The world of law; a treasury of great writing about and in the law, short stories, plays, essays, accounts, letters,… (1960) — Contributor — 54 copies
To Catch a Spy: An Anthology of Favourite Spy Stories (1964) — Contributor; Contributor, some editions — 46 copies
Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography [Norton Critical Edition, 2nd ed.] (2012) — Contributor — 36 copies
The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels: Twelve Espionage Masterpieces (1986) — Contributor — 31 copies
To the Queen's Taste: The First Supplement to 101 Years' Entertainment; Consisting of the Best Stories Published in the… (1946) — Contributor — 24 copies
The Best Plays of 1926-1927: and the Year Book of the Drama in America (1927) — Contributor — 6 copies
Up At The Villa [2000 film] — Original story — 5 copies
Moon and Sixpence [1942 film] — Original story — 5 copies
Best-In-Books, Volume 48: Dodsworth / Great Impersonation / Green Hat / Along With Other Short Stories and Excerpts (1961) — Contributor — 5 copies
The Best from Cosmopolitan — Contributor — 4 copies
Modern Short Stories — Contributor — 3 copies
Cakes and ale; or, The skeleton in the cupboard (Macmillan Student Series) [Abridged] (1973) — some editions — 3 copies
Start Counting; Three In Hand (The Facts Of Life, The Letter, Lord Mountdrago); Winston Churchill: The Struggle For… (1929) 3 copies
Spionhistorier fra hele verden — Contributor — 2 copies
An Anthology of English humor : short stories by various authors — Contributor — 2 copies
Best Legal Stories — Contributor — 1 copy
Murder Mixture: An Anthology of Crime Stories — Contributor — 1 copy
Our Betters [1933 film] — Original play — 1 copy
Great tales of adventure: A selection of condensed novels and full-length short stories (1982) — Contributor — 1 copy
50 seltsame Geschichten — Contributor — 1 copy
Argosy (UK) [Vol. IV No. 5, June 1943] — Contributor — 1 copy
Mystery and Suspense — Contributor — 1 copy
Modern Short Stories — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Maugham, William Somerset
- Birthdate
- 1874-01-25
- Date of death
- 1965-12-16
- Burial location
- Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, England, UK (ashes buried outside the Maugham Library)
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
France - Country (for map)
- England, UK
- Birthplace
- UK Embassy, Paris, France
- Place of death
- Nice, France
- Places of residence
- Paris, France
Canterbury, Kent, England, UK
Heidelberg, Germany
London, England, UK
Hollywood, California, USA
Saint-Jean-Cap Ferrat, Côte d'Azur, France - Education
- University of Heidelberg
St Thomas Hospital, London - Occupations
- novelist
playwright
spy
surgeon
ambulance driver - Relationships
- Maugham, Robin (nephew)
Maugham, Henry Neville (brother)
Maugham, Frederic Herbert (brother)
Maugham, Robert (grandfather)
Marr-Johnson, Diana (niece) - Awards and honors
- Royal Society of Literature Companion of Literature
Order of the Companions of Honour (1954)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Foreign Honorary ∙ Literature ∙ 1950)
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