This reassessment of Somerset Maugham's life reveals a different man from the one of popular thought. It explores his life as a young man-about-town, his marriage - much of it spent abroad with his American lover Gerald Haxton, and the influence of his brothers, one of whom became Lord Chancellor.
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This reassessment of Somerset Maugham's life reveals a different man from the one of popular thought. It explores his life as a young man-about-town, his marriage - much of it spent abroad with his American lover Gerald Haxton, and the influence of his brothers, one of whom became Lord Chancellor.
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Very good jacket. First Edition. A clean, tight copy throughout with minimal wear. No markings except previous owner sigature on first inner leaf. ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 900grams, ISBN: 9781856192743.
This is a somewhat lumpy biography of all the Maughams, in that the chapters seem to jump disconcertingly from one Maugham to another. Perhaps it would have been better had the author integrated all the characters more seamlessly. Oh, it's all there - the gossip, the avarice, the love affairs, the louche life, the bitchiness, and in a sense you can't go wrong with such marvellous subjects. But you get the impression of a patchwork job, albeit with all the materials and colours available.
Robin Maugham's life reads like a Greek tragedy of a flawed hero who was doomed from the start. He was commended for his bravery during the Second World War, living thereafter with slivers of metal in his brain, having headaches and exorcising them with drink and drugs, all noted by his disapproving uncle, Somerset; an unlikeable man judging a rather likeable one. All the Maughams are scrutinised: Freddie and Nellie, Robin's father and mother, Syrie Maugham, and of course, Somerset whose lovers, Gerald Haxton, and the apparently avaricious Alan Searle are given their airing, but in the end, there is a niggling suspicion that this book could have been more interesting than it is.
