THE ESCAPE By Somerset Maugham W. Somerset Maugham‚ a famous English writer‚ was born in 1874 in Paris. He received his medical degree‚ but he never practiced medicine; the ambition to write dominated his entire life. In 1897 "Liza of Lambeth"‚ Maugham’s first novel‚ appeared. It had no success. For the next ten years Maugham wrote and starved. He turned out a steady stream of plays and novels none of which excited much attention. His luck changed in 1907. In that year "Lady Frederic"‚ a comedy
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people. Kembla Grange is the NSW premier Racecourse south of Sydney and also races every Melbourne Cup day. There is a need to attract crowds to Kembla Grange and with the competition getting bigger every year with restaurants and clubs offering luncheons to those wanting to view The Melbourne cup‚ there is a need to research and identify the market we would like to attract and devise a plan to make Melbourne Cup day at Kembla Grange a profitable an successful day for the Illawarra Turf Club. 2
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The text which I’m going to analyse is "The happy man" written by Somerset Maugham. He is a well-known English novelist‚ short-story writer‚ playwright and essayist. Maugham was the son of a British diplomat. He was educated at King’s School in Canterbury‚ studied painting in Paris‚ went to Heidelberg University in Germany and studied to be a doctor at St. Thomas Hospital in England. Although Somerset Maugham didn’t denounce the contemporary social order‚ he was critical of the morals‚ the narrow-mindedness
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the future as well as personal beliefs in his novels. For example‚ Wells put scientific theorems into both novels that seemed futuristic at the time. Also‚ he describes his characters with a certain biased view‚ providing a stereotypical outlook (Maugham 2). Wells led a long and hardworking life. He was born to a mid-class family on September 21‚ 1866 in Bromley‚ Kent – a suburb of London. Herbert luckily avoided becoming a servant‚ like his parents. He did this in 1884 by winning a scholarship to
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Agee the novelist and poet was also a film critic? 8. Lady Jane Grey was the queen of England from July 10 1553 to July 19 1553. 9. Joseph registered for English 101 History 204 and Biology 106. 10. After discussing "Rain" we agreed that Somerset Maugham could really tell a good story. 11. Squaw Valley California the scene of the winter Olympics in 1960 is a ski resort. 12. Tomorrow I believe is the last day to register to vote in the November general election. 13. To perform well on Saturday afternoon
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LUNCHEON ON THE GRASS‚ BY EDOUARD MANET The painting I have chosen is Luncheon on the grass‚ by Édouard Manet. It was painted in 1863. At the beginning this painting received the name The Bath‚ but it was changed four years later. It was rejected by the Salon Jury‚ so it was shown for the first time in the Salon des Refusés (Salon of the Rejected‚ created by Napoleon III due to the indignation of all those who admired Manet) the same year it was painted. At the moment it is exhibited in the Museum
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William Somerset Maugham. The Unconquered. William Somerset Maugham is a British playwright‚ novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and the highest paid author during the 1930s. By 1940‚ when the collapse of France and its occupation by the German Third Reich forced Maugham to leave the French Riviera‚ he was a refugee – but one of the wealthiest and most famous writers in the English-speaking world. May because of his departure in 1943 he wrote a short
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What does the same sculpture symbolize for Gabrielle Fonteneau? 8. Explain the dramatic irony that builds during the luncheon at the Fonteneau’s house. In other words‚ what do we know that the Fonteneaus do not know? 9. What conclusion can you draw about Annie’s father from his throwing the statue away? What is the significance of his rubbing the scars on his face after the luncheon? 10. In the story‚ Annie first loses her father and then her sculpture. What deeper loss does Annie experience?
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to examine the situation with sympathy and open-mindedness. Ironically‚ the Church – the representative of God – does not save his life but let him down‚ and it is not a peaceful place for people as it is said to be. “Save the best for last”‚ Maugham undoubtedly has bared this in mind as he lets the irony reach its peak at the very end of the story. Now that Foreman has become a successful businessman with more than 10 tobacco shops under his hand‚ he comes to the bank for his regular depositing
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The Vendetta Guy de Maupassant was born in France in 1850.Maupassant developed to be one of the most famous short story writers of all time. In the short story ’A Vendetta’ the title is a glimpse into the plotnof the story‚ telling us that that there is a vendetta involved but doesn’t reveal the nature of the vendetta and its aims. There are 3 main characters in the story‚ they are‚ Widow Saverini‚ Frisky the dog‚ and Nicolas Ravolati. The story is about‚ an assassin Nicolas Ravolati kills Widow Saverini’s
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