showed sympathy for his characters. His semiautobiographical novel “Of Human Bondage” (1915) established his position as a serious writer. “Cakes and Ale” (1930) is generally ranked next among Maugham’s novels. The author based his novel “The Moon and Sixpence” (1919) on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. Maugham’s “Collected Short Stories” was published in four volumes in 1977 and 1978. [38] He published several novels‚ including “The Hero” (1901)‚ “Mrs Craddock” (1902)‚ and “The Merry-Go-Round”
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Charles Strickland One of the best novels by William Somerset Maugham can be considered the novel “The Moon and Sixpence”‚ which describes the fate of a strange creative personality and a great artist at the same time Charles Strickland‚ the prototype of a famous artist of 19th century Paul Gaughen. His talent and genius were recognized only after his death and his work became his posthumous monument commemorating the artist’s extravagance and greatness at the same time. His character‚ views
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English Idioms Idioms and idiomatic expressions in English An idiom is a group of words in current usage having a meaning that is not deducible from those of the individual words. For example‚ "to rain cats and dogs" - which means "to rain very heavily" - is an idiom; and "over the moon" - which means "extremely happy" - is another idiom. In both cases‚ you would have a hard time understanding the real meaning if you did not already know these idioms! A (26) B (26) C (27) D (25) E (25)
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Throughout the story “The Moon and Sixpence” the character Dirk Stroeve plays a serious role and also a big part in Charles Stricklands life. Stroeve is a plump man who is an easy target. Strickland throughout the book has picked on Stroeve and taken advantage of the fact that Stroeve is such a nice guy and gets easily walked all over. It is sad to the point that Strickland even has an affair with Stroeves wife messing with her head and causing her suicide. But Stroeve for some reason sticks to Strickland
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their imagination with us and invite us into an exciting world of painting. Once discovered and entered‚ however‚ this world can never be forgotten. An artist as a man apart‚ what is he? For example let’s take W. S. Maugham and his work “The moon and Sixpence” in which he wrote about Charles Strickland‚ a middle-aged English stockbroker who abandoned his family and became an artist. He was concentrated on his art. He was indifferent to love‚ friendship and kindness. His pictures fell flat on the public
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Topic of Semin ar Mode of Semina r • MAGGI NOODLES CONTROVERSY • GROUP DISCUSSION MAGGI NOODLES>>>> In the past 20 years‚ Maggi has become an ubiquitous snack in India. This instant snack is very easy to prepare‚ takes only two minutes and cost efficient as well. Considering the addiction of people companies have taken undue advantage of this and in this row one of India’s most trusted brands is in a soup. 1)What is Maggi Noodles Controversy? Give “ins and outs”. On 16th may‚2015
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dramatist and short-story writers. Maugham wants the readers to draw their own conclusion about the characters and events described in his novels. His reputation as a novelist is based on the following prominent books: “Of Human Bondage”; “The Moon and Sixpence”; and “The Razor ’s Edge”. Though Maugham doesn’t denounce the contemporary social order‚ he is critical of the morals and the narrow-mindedness. Realistic portrayal of life‚ keen character observation‚ and interesting plots coupled with beautiful
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dramatist and short-story writers. Maugham wants the readers to draw their own conclusion about the characters and events described in his novels. His reputation as a novelist is based on the following prominent books: “Of Human Bondage”; “The Moon and Sixpence”; and “The Razor’s Edge”. Though Maugham doesn’t denounce the contemporary social order‚ he is critical of the morals and the narrow-mindedness. Realistic portrayal of life‚ keen character observation‚ and interesting plots coupled with beautiful
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Reviewer in English^ National Achievement Test Reviewer Prepared by: Christian Paul A. Jose‚ IV-St. Lorenzo Ruiz “Making Inference” An Inference Defined In order to knock the verbal section of your standardized test or even the reading portion of your test in school right out of the ballpark‚ you need to know what an inference is‚ first. An inference is an assumption made based on specific evidence. We make inferences all the time in real life. For instance‚ your girlfriend might say to you‚ "Nice
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THE INCHCAPE ROCK The “Inchcape rock” is based on the idiom “you will reap what you sow”‚ “tit for tat”‚ “what goes around comes around” and the like. If you sow happiness‚ you will get happiness and if you sow sadness‚ you will get sadness indeed. This is in fact the rule of nature. Inchcape rock near the coast of Scotland is actually the central theme of this essay. This particular rock in Scotland is a huge and perilous rock which can be noticed in hot and sunny days but a ship could meet
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