num_pages: 476
description: These thirty stories by one of the most famous of short-story writers include 'Rain', the celebrated tale of a prudish missionary and a prostitute, and 'The Three Fat Women of Antibes', the brilliantly ironic story of self-denial and gross greed.Contents:- Rain- The fall of Edward Barnard- Honolulu- The luncheon- The ant and the grasshopper- Home- The pool- Mackintosh- Appearance and reality- The three fat women of Antibes- The facts of life- Gigolo and gigolette- The happy oouple- The voice of the turtle- The lion's skin- The unconquered- The escape- The judgement seat- Mr Know-All- The happy man- The romantic young lady- The point of honour- The poet- The mother- A man from Glasgow- Before the party- Louise- The promise- A string of beads- The yellow streak
language: English
title: Collected Short Stories Volume One
titlecomplete: Collected Short Stories Volume One
genres: Fiction, Short Stories, English Literature, British Literature, Classic Literature, Collections, Literature, Classics, Novels, 20th Century
ratings_count: 2169
series: Collected Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Audie Award
category: Classic Fiction
publisher: Pan/Macmillan