num_pages: 568
description: This final classic collection reveals Somerset Maugham’s unique talent for exposing and exploring the bitter realities of human relationships in tales of love, infidelity, passion and prejudice. The stories range from “The Lotus Eater” where a man envisions a life of bliss in the Mediterranean, to the astringent tales of “The Outstation” and “The Back of Beyond” in Malaya and South East Asia.
language: English
title: Collected Short Stories
titlecomplete: Collected Short Stories
genres: Fiction, Asia, Short Stories, English Literature, British Literature, Literature, Classics, 20th Century
ratings_count: 669
series: Collected Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham
publisher: Random House UK