Collected Short Stories: Volume 4 (Penguin Twentieth Century

Collected Short Stories: Volume 4 (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)

This final classic collection reveals Somerset Maughamâ€™s unique talent for exposing and exploring the bitter realities of human relationships in tales of love, infidelity, passion and prejudice. The stories range from â€œThe Lotus Eaterâ€ where a man envisions a life of bliss in the Mediterranean, to the astringent tales of â€œThe Outstationâ€ and â€œThe Back of Beyondâ€ in Malaya and South East Asia.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780140185928
Color Tan
ReleaseDate 1993-03-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780140185928

Collected Short Stories: Volume 4 (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)