Maugham's

The most interesting part of Allen's review, however, is this bit of quasi-praise: But Maugham's strengths, it must be remembered, were very considerable.

Style in Fiction 2009

After mostly avoiding an assessment of Maugham's fiction (and a voluminous body of work it is), Allen finally concedes that "What characterizes a great writer, perhaps [note the perhaps], is what is left out -- what must be read between the lines -- and on this level Maugham falls short."

Style in Fiction 2009

Shortly after Michel Strauss joined Sotheby's in 1961 as a junior cataloger, the British auction house won the sale of Somerset Maugham's art collection.

An Auction Life, Self-Appraised Maxwell Carter 2011

Furthermore, if Maugham's mind quickly wanders from a thing of beauty, is this not from a lack of stillness, an inability to be in the moment?

Irritalin L. Lee Lowe 2009

Somerset Maugham's "The Moon and Sixpence" is for sale at London's Ash Rare Books ashrare.com for £400, for example.

Bibliophilia for Beginners Andrew McKie 2011

Reading them, I recalled Somerset Maugham's wise observation: "The writer seldom does what he wants to; he does the best he can."

The Case of the Missing Adventure Story Allan Massie 2011

In fact, they have a long history in English fiction, from Henry James's "The Aspern Papers" to Somerset Maugham's "Cakes and Ale" to A.S. Byatt's "Possession."

The (Private) Lives of the Poets Adam Kirsch 2011

Maugham's protagonist, Philip, sets out for Paris to become an artist.

Abraham Verghese - An interview with author 2010

Gauguin isn't only the subject of Somerset Maugham's "The Moon and Sixpence," but also of Mario Vargas Llosa's "The Way to Paradise," at least two operas and a piano "Elegy" written in his memory.

Tate Modern Exhibition Makes a Fresh Case for Gauguin Paul Levy 2010

And I keep turning over Maugham's ideas on beauty.

Irritalin L. Lee Lowe 2009