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Collected Short Stories: Volume 1 by William Somerset Maugham is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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536 pages ; 20 cm This classic collection of stories moves from England, France and Spain to the silver sands of the South Pacific. It includes the famous story 'Rain', the tragedy of a narrow-minded and overzealous missionary and a prostitute, and 'The Three Fat Women of Antibes, ' an extravagantly sardonic tale of abstention and greed, as well as a host of other brilliant tales Originally published in 3 vols. as: The complete short stories. London : Heinemann, 1951 Rain -- The fall of Edward Barnard -- Honolulu -- The luncheon -- The ant and the grasshopper -- Home -- The pool -- Mackintosh -- Apearance and reality -- The three fat women of Antibes -- The facts of life -- Gigolo and Gigolette -- The happy couple -- The voice of the turtle -- The lion's skin -- The unconquered -- The escape -- The judgment seat -- Mr Know-all -- The happy man -- The romantic young lady -- The point of honour -- The poet -- The mother -- A man from Glasgow -- Before the party -- Louise -- The promise -- A string of beads -- The yellow streak

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Author
William Somerset Maugham
Publisher
Random House Book Group Ltd.
Published
2002
Language
EN
ISBN
9780099428848
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
Rating
4.34 / 5 (1,318 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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