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W. Somerset Maugham led many lives, including that of a doctor in London's slums, a successful playwright and novelist, an agent for British Intelligence during World War I, and a world traveler. In 1917, he took the first of many voyages to the Pacific Islands and the Far East,... Read Full Overview

THE Pacific is inconstant and uncertain like the soul of man. Sometimes it is grey like the English Channel off Beachy Head, with a heavy swell, and sometimes it is rough, capped with white crests, and boisterous. It is not so often that it is calm and blue. Then, indeed, the... Read Full Overview

Unique Elements Historical Context Detailed 20th Century Historical Map Short Stories of the South Sea Islands, written in times before the morrow, sophisticated in a way modern stories lack. The Trembling of a Leaf by W. Somerset Maugham is a book of epic Adventure first published... Read Full Overview

W. Somerset Maughan was one of the Britain's most famous playwrights of his time, and this is one of his most beloved works.

Reprint based on 1921 edition.

A wonderful collection of short stories of the South Sea Islands, featuring the following:I. THE PACIFIC,II. MACKINTOSH,III. THE FALL OF EDWARD BARNARD,IV. RED,V. THE POOL,VI. HONOLULU,VII. RAIN,VIII. ENVOI.

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