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It'snogoodtryingtokeepupoldfriendships.It'spainfulforbothsides.Thefactis,onegrowsoutofpeople,andtheonlythingistofaceit.---SomersetMaughamWilliamSomersetMaugham(1874-1965)AfamousEnglishauthor,novelistandplaywright.Manyofhisstoriesareabouthumanweaknesses.BriefintroductiontoMaugham’slifeAnEnglishwriterconsideredtobeoneofthebestwritersofshortstoriesintheEnglishlanguage.HealsowroteplaysandnovelsincludingOfHumanBondageandCakesandAle.Hispopularityliesinthefactthatbyearly1930's,hehadbecomethehighestpaidauthorofhisera...Maughamwasorphanedattheageof10。HewasbroughtbyhisuncleandEducatedatKing’sSchool,Canterbury.AfterayearatHeidelberg,heenteredSt.Thomas’medicalschool,London,andqualifiedasadoctorin1897.Hedrewuponhisexperiencesasanobstetricianinhisfirstnovel,LizaofLambeth(1897),anditssuccess,thoughsmall,encouragedhimtoabandonmedicine.HetraveledinSpainandItalyandin1908achievedatheatricaltriumph---fourplaysrunninginLondonatonce---thatbroughthimfinancialsecurity.DuringWorldWarІheworkedasasecretagent,AfterthewarheResumedhisinterruptedtravelsand,in1928,boughtavillaonCapeFerratInthesouthofFrance,whichbecamehispermanenthome.Hishomosexualityhadbecomeknowntoeveryoneandhewasoftendraggedintocontroversiesfortohissexualorientation.Nonetheless,healsohadaffairswithmanywomenamongwhichthemostenduringwaswithSyrieWellcome,wifeofAmerican-bornEnglishmanHenryWellcome.hsiromancewithSyrieresultedinadaughterLizaandSyrie'sdivorcewithhishusbandHenry.InMay1917,MaughammarriedSyrieacceptingLizaashisdaughter.ThemarriagebecamestrainedduetohiscontemptuousrelationshipwithHaxtonandtheydivorcedaround1927.Timeline:1874-Maughamwasbornon25January.1905-OfHumanBondage,anothernovelwrittenduringthisperiod,appeared.1916-MaughamembarkeduponwritingTheMoonandSixpence.1917-MaughammarriedSyrie.1922-Maughamproducedabookof58shortstorysketches.1927-Maugham'splayTheLetter,wasperformedinLondon.1944-TheRazor'sEdgewaspublished.1962-MaughamfelloutwithhisdaughterLiza.1962-HewrotehismemoirLookingBack.1965-W.SomersetMaughamdiedon16December.1998-HisdaughterLizadied.NotableWorksHisreputationasanovelistrestsprimarilyonfourbooks♪OfHumanBondage(1915)♪TheMoonandSixpences(1919)♪CakesandAle(1930)♪TheRazor’sEdge(1944)It’sworthreadingMaugham’sbooks,whichmustbenefitus.That’sallThankyou!