W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham was born in Paris on January 25th, 1874 and passed away at the age of 91 on December 16th, 1965.

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W. Somerset Maugham Stats: The highest rated book by W. Somerset Maugham on Book Notification is Of Human Bondage, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is The Painted Veil, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by W. Somerset Maugham on Book Notification is Of Human Bondage, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is The Painted Veil, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of W. Somerset Maugham books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
8
Liza of Lambeth
1897
2
The Making Of A Saint
1898
3
The Hero
1901
4
Mrs Craddock
1902
5
The Merry-Go-Round
1904
6
The Bishop's Apron
1906
7
The Explorer
1907
8
6
The Magician
1908
9
9
Of Human Bondage
1915
10
7
The Moon and Sixpence
1919
11
8
The Painted Veil
1925
12
10
Ashenden
1927
13
8
Cakes and Ale
1930
14
The Narrow Corner
1932
15
Theatre
1937
16
Christmas Holiday
1939
17
Up at the Villa
1941
18
The Hour Before the Dawn
1942
19
8
The Razor's Edge
1944
20
Then and Now
1946
21
Catalina
1948

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

List of Plays in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
A Man of Honour
1903
2
Mrs. Dot
1912
3
Jack Straw
1912
4
Penelope
1912
5
Lady Frederick
1912
6
The Tenth Man
1913
7
Smith
1913
8
Landed Gentry
1913
9
The Land of Promise
1914
10
The Unattainable
1916
11
The Unknown
1920
12
The Circle
1921
13
East of Suez
1922
14
Caesar's Wife
1922
15
Home And Beauty
1923
16
Our Betters
1923
17
Loaves and Fishes
1924
18
The Letter
1927
19
10
The Constant Wife
1927
20
The Sacred Flame
1928
21
The Breadwinner
1930
22
For Services Rendered
1932
23
Sheppey
1933
24
The Noble Spaniard
1948

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Land of the Blessed Virgin
1905
2
10
On A Chinese Screen
1922
3
The Gentleman in the Parlour
1930
4
Don Fernando
1935
5
My South Sea Island
1936
6
The Summing Up
1938
7
Books and You
1940
8
France at War
1940
9
Strictly Personal
1941
10
Ten Novels and Their Authors
1948
11
A Writer's Notebook
1949
12
The Writer's Point of View
1951
13
The Vagrant Mood
1952
14
The Partial View
1954
15
The Travel Books
1955
16
Points of View
1958

List of Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Orientations
1899
2
The Trembling of a Leaf
1921
3
The Casuarina Tree
1926
4
Six Stories Written in the First Person Singular
1931
5
The Book Bag
1932
6
Ah King
1933
7
The Judgement Seat
1934
8
Cosmopolitans
1936
9
Princess September and the Nightingale
1939
10
The Mixture As Before
1940
11
Creatures Of Circumstance
1947
12
Quartet: Stories
1948
13
Here and There
1948
14
The Complete Short Stories Volume 2
1950
15
Trio: Stories
1950
16
The Complete Short Stories: Volume 3
1951
17
Encore: Stories
1951
18
Collected Short Stories
1963
19
Collected Stories
2004
20
The Skeptical Romancer
2009

List of Collected Short Stories of Books/Novellas in Publication Order

List of W. Somerset Maugham Anthologies in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
My Favorite Story
1928
2
Great First World War Stories
1930
3
50 Great Short Stories
1952
4
Short Story Masterpieces: 35 Classic American and British Stories from the First Half of the 20th Century
1954
5
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine July 1958
1958
6
The Third Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories
1967
7
The Thirteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories
1976
8
The Amis Story Anthology
1992
9
The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels
1996
10
Escape to Mexico: An Anthology of Great Writers
2002
11
A Tangled Web
2005
12
Empire Tales
2008
13
Stories to Get You Through the Night
2010
14
Flash Fiction International
2015
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W. Somerset Maugham: Biography

W. Somerset Maugham was born on January 25th, 1874. W. passed away December 16th, 1965 at 91 years old. W. Somerset Maugham was born in Paris.

W. Somerset Maugham was the author of the W. Somerset Maugham Plays series which consists of 24 novels. The W. Somerset Maugham Plays series started in 1903 with the novel A Man of Honour. The most recently released novel in the W. Somerset Maugham Plays series was The Noble Spaniard which was released in 1948. There are no upcoming novels for the W. Somerset Maugham Plays series.

W. Somerset Maugham: Awards & Accolades

Maugham's book, Ten Novels and Their Authors won the Audie Award, Best Short Stories or Collections, in 2001.

W. Somerset Maugham books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Ten Novels and Their Authors was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Multi-Voiced Narration, in 2001. The Complete Short Stories: Volume 3 was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Short Stories or Collections, in 2005.

W. Somerset Maugham: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Theatre was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1937.
  • The Razor's Edge was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1944.

W. Somerset Maugham: F.A.Q

When was W. Somerset Maugham Born?

W. Somerset Maugham was born on January 25th, 1874.

When did W. Somerset Maugham die?

W. Somerset Maugham died on December 16th, 1965 at 91 years old.

Where was W. Somerset Maugham Born?

W. Somerset Maugham was born in Paris.

What book awards has W. Somerset Maugham won?

Maugham's book, Ten Novels and Their Authors won the award Audie Award, Best Short Stories or Collections, in 2001.

What was the first book W. Somerset Maugham wrote?

The first novel written by W. Somerset Maugham was Liza of Lambeth, published in 1897.

What was the most recent book W. Somerset Maugham wrote?

His most recently released work was The Skeptical Romancer on March 3rd, 2009.

How many books has W. Somerset Maugham written?

W. Somerset Maugham has written 86 books. 21 Standalone Novels, 1 Short Story/Novella, 24 books in the Plays, 16 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 20 books in the Collections, 4 Short Stories/Novellas.

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