Maugham
Maugham is a surname, most associated with W.
Somerset Maugham (1874–1965), the British novelist, playwright, and short story writer known for works like *Of Human Bondage* and *The Razor's Edge*.
References to Maugham in literary contexts almost always mean him: She's reading Maugham this summer.
Brief prose narratives
- proseUnversified language
- realismAccepting things as they are
- semi-autobiographicalMixing fiction with author's life
- human natureInborn behavioral tendencies shared universally
disillusionment · spirituality · social critique · irony · detachment · cynicism · morality · psychology
English southwestern county
- EnglandLargest British country
- LondonEngland's capital city
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
expatriate · gentleman · Empire · English · tea · cricket · Riviera · spy
Theatrical art or turmoil
- West EndLondon theatre district
- stageRaised performance platform
- comedy of mannersGenre mocking social etiquette
- drawing roomFormal reception space
dialogue · wit · social satire · ensemble · act · scene · performance · theater
Famous Mediterranean coastline
- FranceWestern European republic
- MalayaFormer British Southeast Asia
- SingaporeSoutheast Asian city-state
- Hong KongChinese special administrative region
colonial · tropics · wanderlust · travel · plantation · rubber · Orient · cosmopolitan
short stories
Brief prose narratives
- proseUnversified language
- realismAccepting things as they are
- semi-autobiographicalMixing fiction with author's life
human nature · disillusionment · spirituality · social critique · irony · detachment · cynicism · morality · psychology · tragedy
Somerset
English southwestern county
- EnglandLargest British country
- LondonEngland's capital city
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
colonialism · expatriate · gentleman · Empire · English · tea · cricket · Riviera · spy · MI6
drama
Theatrical art or turmoil
- West EndLondon theatre district
- stageRaised performance platform
- comedy of mannersGenre mocking social etiquette
drawing room · dialogue · wit · social satire · ensemble · act · scene · performance · theater · script
Riviera
Famous Mediterranean coastline
- FranceWestern European republic
- MalayaFormer British Southeast Asia
- SingaporeSoutheast Asian city-state
Hong Kong · colonial · tropics · wanderlust · travel · plantation · rubber · Orient · cosmopolitan · exile
MaughamJames Joyce
William Faulkner · Henry James · Marcel Proust · Virginia Woolf · Thomas Pynchon
MaughamD.H. Lawrence
Fyodor Dostoevsky · Leo Tolstoy · G.K. Chesterton · romantic idealism · Charles Dickens
MaughamJames Joyce
Franz Kafka · Herman Melville · Emily Dickinson · critically acclaimed