Author: W. Somerset Maugham
Title: The Complete Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham (Two-Volume Set)
Publisher: Doubleday & Company Inc., New York
Year: c. 1950s (copyright 1932)
ISBN: N/A
Format: Hardcover, Two Volumes
Condition: Very Good (minor spotting on front and back cover of Volume 1; see images 2 and 4)
Weight: 2020 g
Dimensions: 15 x 21.5 x 9.5 cm
An attractive matching two-volume Doubleday edition of The Complete Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham. Volume 1, entitled 'East and West', and Volume 2, entitled 'The World Over' present the full range of Maugham's celebrated short fiction, spanning Europe, Asia, the South Pacific, and the British colonial world.
Maugham remains one of the most accomplished short-story writers in English. His stories are distinguished by their clarity, economy, sharp observation, and penetrating understanding of human motives. Whether exploring ambition, love, hypocrisy, morality, or chance, he combines elegant storytelling with a keen psychological realism that continues to resonate with readers today.
This mid-century Doubleday set is particularly appealing as a reading and collecting edition. The volumes feature front cover vignette medallions with gilt stamped lettering and woven cloth (buckram) binding. These volumes werer produced to the durable standards of mid twentieth century, and form a handsome and substantial library set.
