num_pages: 316
description: 1930. Maugham, English novelist, short-story writer, and playwright is best remembered for his novel Of Human Bondage. Cakes and Ale is a comedy of literary England in the early decades of the 20th century narrated by Ashenden. Many consider this to be Maugham's wittiest novel. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
language: English
title: Cakes and Ale: Or, The Skeleton in the Cupboard
titlecomplete: Cakes and Ale: Or, The Skeleton in the Cupboard
characters: Edward Driffield, Alroy Kear, Rosie Driffield, William Ashenden
genres: 20th Century, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, English Literature, Classics, British Literature, Fiction, Humor
ratings_count: 7092
places: Blackstable, Kent, England
publisher: Kessinger Pub Co