translate English to German: Liza of Lambeth , a tale of working-class adultery and its consequences, drew its details from Maugham's experiences as a medical student doing mid-wifery work in the London slum of Lambeth.
1917 heiratete er in New Jersey seine Geliebte, Maud Gwendolen Syrie Barnardo, die geschiedene Frau des Pharma-Unternehmers Henry Wellcome. William und Syrie Maugham hatten eine Tochter, Elizabeth (1915-1998).