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The second of four volumes of short stories which reflect Somerset Maugham’s wry perception of human foibles and gift for evoking drama from a sense of time and place. Set in Malaya, America and England, they include “Flotsam and Jetsam,” “The Man With the Sca,r” and “The Vessel of Wrath.”
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Publisher : Penguin Classics; Reprint edition (April 15, 1992)
Language : English
Paperback : 432 pages
ISBN-10 : 0140185909
ISBN-13 : 978-0140185904
Reading age : 18 years and up
Item Weight : 10.4 ounces
Dimensions : 7.6 x 5.38 x 1.01 inches
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Customers praise the story quality, writing style, and character development of the book. They find it an enjoyable read by a prolific British short story writer from the 1920s and 30s. The characters and circumstances are vividly described, and the casting is excellent.
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