W. Somerset Maugham
William Somerset Maugham was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Born in Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German university. He became a medical student in London and qualified as a physician in 1897. He never practised medicine, and became a full-time writer. His first novel, Liza of Lambeth (1897), a study of life in the slums, attracted attention, but it was as a playwright that he first achieved national celebrity. By 1908 he had four plays running at once in the West End of London. He wrote his 32nd and last play in 1933, after which he abandoned the theatre and concentrated on novels and short stories.
Cæsar's Wife: A Comedy in Three Acts
english
East of Suez: A Play in Seven Scenes
english
Jack Straw: A Farce in Three Acts
english
Landed Gentry: A Comedy in Four Acts
english
Liza of Lambeth
english
Mrs. Craddock
english
Mrs. Dot: A Farce
english
Of Human Bondage
english
On a Chinese Screen
english
Orientations
english
Penelope: A Comedy in Three Acts
english
Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honour
english
The Bishop's Apron: A study in the origins of a great family
english
The Circle: A Comedy in Three Acts
english
The Explorer
english
The Hero
english
The Land of Promise: A Comedy in Four Acts
english
The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia
english
The Magician
english
The Making of a Saint
english
The Merry-go-round
english
The Moon and Sixpence
english
The Painted Veil
english
The Tenth Man: A Tragic Comedy in Three Acts
english
The Trembling of a Leaf: Little Stories of the South Sea Islands
english
The Unknown; A Play in Three Acts
english
Language of works
english
Born/died
1874 — 1965
Page language