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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.

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Fascinating tales, sharply revealed characters, a fine narrative craft -- J.B. Priestley
He was a superb storyteller - one of the very best in our language - who wrote with a wordly, sardonic understanding of the human condition. Writing was his life; everything else was secondary to it * Daily Mail *

Collected Short Stories Volume 1

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Vintage Classics
      Published 7 December 2000
      ISBN-13 9780099287391
      978-0099287391
      ISBN-10 0099287390
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      Fiction Anthologies & Short Stories Contemporary Fiction W Somerset Maugham Books by W Somerset Maugham

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      Fascinating tales, sharply revealed characters, a fine narrative craft -- J.B. Priestley
      He was a superb storyteller - one of the very best in our language - who wrote with a wordly, sardonic understanding of the human condition. Writing was his life; everything else was secondary to it * Daily Mail *

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