Maugham was the master of the short story, and this comprehensive collection includes his greatest, starting with the arguably most famous, 'Rain'. Other classics include 'The Fall of Edward Barnard', 'Flotsam and Jetsam', 'The Pool', 'The Colonel's Lady', 'The Verger', 'The Creative Impulse' and of course, 'The Traitor', with its unforgettably sad little dog.