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Definition of Somerset Maugham
1. Noun. English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories (1874-1965).
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Somerset Maugham
Literary usage of Somerset Maugham
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Drama and the Stage by Ludwig Lewisohn (1922)
"Somerset Maugham Himself FOR several centuries the drama has been the outcast of
English literature. Men thought it good enough as a source of fortune but ..."
2. Comedians All by George Jean Nathan (1919)
"W. Somerset Maugham park policeman out of the corners of its eyes. ... 45 W.
Somerset Maugham.—It is one of the characteristics of W. Somerset Maugham's ..."
3. The Theatre, the Drama, the Girls by George Jean Nathan (1921)
"Somerset Maugham.—Once again in "Caesar's Wife" (nee "Made in Heaven") we observe
the author of "The Moon and Sixpence" writing like the author of "The ..."
4. Memorials of Thomas Davidson: The Wandering Scholar by William Angus Knight (1907)
"By W. Somerset Maugham. Cr.8vo. Martyn, Author of "The Heather Field," &c. Cr.
8vo, cloth. 5/- cloth. 3/6 Also paper covers. 6d. The Making of a Saint. ..."
5. Waves of the Sea and Other Water Wavesby Vaughan Cornish by Vaughan Cornish (1910)
"By W. Somerset Maugham. Cr.8vo. cloth. 3/6 Also paper covers. 6d. The Making of
a Saint. By W. Somerset Maugham. (Unwin's Green Cloth Library. ..."