(P/B) COLLECTED SHORT STORIES (VOLUME 4)

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This final classic collection of stories reveals Somerset Maugham's unique talent for exposing and exploring the bitter realities of human relationships. Brilliant tales of love, infidelity, passion and prejudice, the stories range from 'The Lotus Eater' in which a man has a vision of 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. Largely set in favourite Maugham country, this colourful collection brilliantly evokes the numbered days of the British Empire. (From the publisher)

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Preface
The book-bag
French Joe
German Harry
The four Dutchmen
The back of beyond
P. & O.
Episode
The kite
A woman of fifty
Mayhew
The lotus eater
Salvatore
The wash-tub
A man with a conscience
An official position
Winter cruise
Mabel
Masterson
Princess September
A marriage of convenience
Mirage
The letter
The outstation
The portrait of a gentleman
Raw material
Straight flush
The end of the flight
A casual affair
Red
Neil MacAdam