Unit 7 THE LUNCHEON William Somerest Maugham
Unit 7 THE LUNCHEON William Somerest Maugham
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I. Information related to the text 1. William Somerset Maugham William Somerset Maugham(1874-1965 an English writer of short stories hovels and plays, was born in Paris, where his father was counsellor at the British Embassy. Both his parents djeabegre he was 10, and he went back to England to nnlive with his father s brother, a clergyman He was educated at King 's Schoole
Ⅰ. Information related to the text 1. William Somerset Maugham William Somerset Maugham(1874---1965), an English writer of short stories, novels and plays, was born in Paris, where his father was counsellor at the British Embassy. Both his parents died before he was 10, and he went back to England to live with his father’s brother, a clergyman. He was educated at King’s School
Canterbury, and later in Germany at Heidelberg University He studied medicine, but after receiving his degree at St Thomas's Hospital in London, devoted the rest of his life to literature. he has achieved success as a novelist with such novels as of Human Bondage(1915), The Mbpn and Sixpence (1919) Cakes and Ale(1930), and, The Rezof Edge(1944); and as a dramatistwith such plays as The circle(1921), and Our Betters(1923); but his greatest success has been gained, perhaps, queen o
Canterbury, and later in Germany at Heidelberg University. He studied medicine, but after receiving his degree at St. Thomas’s Hospital in London, devoted the rest of his life to literature. He has achieved success as a novelist with such novels as Of Human Bondage (1915), The Moon and Sixpence (1919), Cakes and Ale (1930), and The Razor’s Edge (1944); and as a dramatist with such plays as The Circle (1921), and Our Betters (1923); but his greatest success has been gained, perhaps
by his short stories, Maugham was a realist with a cool, unemotional(some people might say a Cynical outlook on life. He had an amazing skill for revealing with a few touches a situation and the essentials of character, and most of his stories were told in a clear, straightforward and fluent style. Though critics look on him more as a clever and competent craftsman that ag an artist a story-teller rather than a profound author Maugham's works remain verfy popularwith readers who want to enjoyla gbod story
by his short stories, Maugham was a realist with a cool, unemotional (some people might say a Cynical outlook on life. He had an amazing skill for revealing, with a few touches, a situation and the essentials of character, and most of his stories were told in a clear, straightforward and fluent style. Though critics look on him more as a clever and competent craftsman than as an artist, a story-teller rather than a profound author, Maugham’s works remain very popular with readers who want to enjoy a good story