num_pages: 288
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: Maugham Short Stories Volume 3
titlecomplete: Maugham Short Stories Volume 3
genres: Fiction, Short Stories, English Literature, Mystery, British Literature, Literature, Classics, 20th Century, Espionage, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 854
series: Collected Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham
publisher: Random House UK