Somerset maugham 1874 1965 was a british playwright, novelist and. Somerset maugham, 18751965, was born to an english family who served in the british embassy of paris. Well, one example of that version of heart of darkness might be somerset maugham s the outstation. With the experienced actresss instinct to fit the gesture to the. His prose is magnificent and his style is exactly what i love. During world war i somerset maugham worked as a secret agent and later became a companion of honor before he settled at the french riviere and started his travels throughout asia and europe. He is the colonys executioner and this position of power and his attitude make him unpopular with the other inmates.
Macphail lit his pipe and, leaning over the rail, searched the heavens for the southern cross. Somerset maugham pdf william somerset maugham was born in 1874 and educated at the kings. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. The outstation study guide contains a biography of w. The the outstation community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context.
Somerset william somerset maugham s masterpiece is generally agreed to be of human bondage, a semiautobiographical novel that deals with the life of the main character philip carey, who, like maugham, was orphaned, and brought up by his pious uncle. The guard, eight little dyak soldiers, stood to attention as he passed. But his mother died when he was eight, and his father also died just two years later. The luncheon by somerset maugham sample tasks page 1. Somerset maugham 1874 1965 was a british playwright, novelist and short story writer. Maugham himself 1954 m seventeen lost stories 1969 m collected short stories 19631978 m sixtyfive short stories 1976 m far eastern tales 1993 m princess september and the nightingale 1998.
Somerset maugham, english novelist, playwright, and shortstory writer whose work is characterized by a clear unadorned style, cosmopolitan settings, and a shrewd understanding of human nature. The outstation 1926 is a short story by the english playwright. Warburton, was told that the prahu was in sight he put on his solar topee and went down to the landingstage. Born in the british embassy in paris, where his father worked, maugham was an orphan by the age of ten. William somerset maugham was born in paris in 1874. Despite being known for having homosexual tendencies, william somerset maugham entered into a relationship with syrie wellcome, who was the wife of henry wellcome, a renowned pharmaceutical entrepreneur.
And i had the luck to enter this exotique world a long time ago. Thomas medical school and qualified as a doctor, but abandoned medicine after the success of his first novels and plays. Somerset maugham 18741965 lived in paris until he was ten. Maugham s last major novel, the razors edge 1944, was a departure for him in many ways. Somerset maugham author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. He is the superior official in the outstation, 200 miles from civilization. William somerset maugham was born in 1874 and educated at the kings. William maugham biography facts, childhood, family life. Somerset maugham 1951 m the complete short stories of w. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the outstation by w. Maugham, william somerset british colonialism in maugham.
An outpost of progress and the outstation by joseph conrad author, w. Somerset maugham william somerset maugham and other ebooks from all genres of literature, both fiction and nonfiction, historical documents and sheet music, all of which are available on a subscription basis. Warburton watched the development of the situation with acrid hum. An endwhich maugham approved, and which is the key to his style. Somerset maugham 1937 m creatures of circumstances 1947 m the maugham reader 1950 m the complete short stories of w. Rain, footprints in the jungle, and the outstation are considered especially notable. This man who struggled to speak due to his stammer spoke fluently. Somerset maugham s the outstation tells an entertaining story that comments on the human condition itself. After two years at the front and a wound that had taken longer to heal than it should, he was glad. While much of the novel takes place in europe, its main characters are american, not british.
Somerset maugham is the british novelist, short story writer, and playwright who took the 1930s by storm with his prose. Popular british novelist, playwright, shortstory writer and the highestpaid author in the world in the 1930s, somerset maugham graduated in 1897 from st. He kept his new one, its folds as full and stiff as though it were made not of alpaca but of perennial bronze, for funerals and. Somerset maugham, short stories, short story reading project, the outstation they were like men dwelling in regions of eternal night, and their souls were oppressed with the knowledge that never would the day dawn for them. He first visited what was then the british colony of the federated malay states in 1921.
He was raised by an uncle, who tried to persuade the youngster to become an accountant or parson. Ellie rennie, eleanor hogan and julian thomas were all based at swin. Thomass hospital with a view to practice in medicine, but the success of his first novel, liza of lambeth 1897, won him over to letters. Louise remire is serving 12 years in a penal colony for the murder of his wife. Wharburton, an englishman, runs an outstation in a remote part of. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Although the muchtraveled somerset maugham is famous for his short stories with a malayan setting, he did not spend all that much time in the country. Somerset maugham 25 january 1874 16 december 1965 william somerset maugham was born at the british embassy in paris, france, where his father was an english lawyer handling the legal affairs of the british embassy. I only came to see what seats had been sent to the dennorants. Maugham was unhappy at school and developed a stutter, which he retained for his entire life. William somerset maugham, ch january 25, 1874 paris, france december 16, 1965 nice, france was an english playwright, novelist, and short story writer, one of the most popular authors of the 1930s and reportedly the highest paid. Somerset maugham, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. He was educated at kings school, canterbury, and at heidelberg university.
Although the muchtraveled somerset maugham is famous for his short stories with a malayan setting, he did not spend all that much time in the. Somerset maughams the casuarina tree 1926, journal of the short story in english, 56, spring 2011, 153163. Somerset maugham 18741965 rain 1921 it was nearly bedtime and when they awoke next morning land would be in sight. Xavier lachazette, images and the colonial experience in w. Often overlooked in analysis of maugham s story amid the rush to situate it merely within the local context of british colonialism and class division is the fact that mr. William somerset maugham theatre i the door opened and michael gosselyn looked up. Free the outstationtheme, character, conflict essay. By somerset maugham there had been a christening that afternoon at st peters, neville square, and albert edward foreman still wore his vergers gown. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highestpaid author during the 1930s. Topics malaysia collection opensource language english.
The protagonist is a disillusioned veteran of the first world war who abandons his wealthy friends and lifestyle, traveling to india seeking enlightenment. His stay lasted for six months, three of them passed in a. The outstation by somerset maugham somerset maugham will always exalt my afternoons. Somerset maugham, was an english playwright, novelist, and short story writer. It is perfect in setting, narration, analysis of characterin everything.
These characters seem drawn from reality, each living in their own little world. Both maughams parents died before he was 10, and he was. Internet on the outstation is the result of a multiyear collaboration between the swinburne institute for social research, the centre for appropriate technology cat, the central land council clc, and the australian communications consumer action network accan. M orientations 1899 m the trembling of a leaf 1921 m ashenden 1928 m ah king 1933 m cosmopolitans 1936 m the favorite short stories of w. After they had a daughter together, henry sued his wife for divorce, following which syrie and maugham got married in 1917. His parents died early and, after an unhappy boyhood, which he recorded poignantly in of human bondage, maugham became a qualified physician. It is a story based on the conflicts of two very different men.
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