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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Of Human Bondage by William Somerset Maugham The Women in Philip ’s life In the novel Of Human Bondage‚ the main character‚ Philip Carey‚ has a myriad of people whom are very influential in his life. William Somerset Maugham portrays Philip as having three women in his life that are of great importance to Philip ’s character. These three women are Mildred Rogers‚ Norah Nesbit‚ and Sally Athelny. Mildred is a negative influence on Philip whereas the other two women serve as positive influences in
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English Lexicology‚ Moscow Moscow: Higher School Pub. House‚ 1979. 2. Smirnitskii‚ A. I.‚ Essentials of Russian grammar‚ Moscow: Higher School Pub. House‚ 1970. 3. Maugham‚ W. S.‚ Cakes and ale; The painted veil; Liza of Lambeth; The razor ’s edge; Theatre; The moon and sixpence‚ New York‚ N.Y. : Octopus/Heinemann‚ 1980. 4. Maugham‚ W. S.‚ The moon and sixpence (translation in Armenian)‚ Yerevan: Luys‚ 1989.
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written by William Somerset Maugham‚ an English writer. He achieved a great success as a novelist with such novels as “Of Human Bondage”‚ “The Razor’s Edge” and others‚ as a dramatist‚ but he is best known by his short stories. His novels and short stories are characterized by great narrative facility‚ simplicity of style‚ and ironic point of view. Maugham says that a writer can’t change life‚ he must only try to amuse his reader‚ stir his imagination. And this is where Maugham achieves perfection:
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Moon and Sixpence The Moon and Sixpence.jpg Cover of the first UK edition Author William Somerset Maugham Country United Kingdom Language English Genre Biographical novel Publisher William Heinemann Publication date 1919 Media type Print (hardback & paperback) Pages 263 pp OCLC 22207227 The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W Somerset Maugham‚ told in episodic form by a first-person narrator‚ in a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of
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in Samarra” by English novelist W. Somerset Maugham‚ often have a clearly stated or interpreted moral‚ while short stories like “A Pair of Tickets”‚ by Chinese-American author Amy Tan‚ tell a tale that leaves readers thinking. Fables are stories that are direct‚ use unrealistic characters such as animals and objects with human characteristics‚ and are written with the ultimate goal of a presenting the reader with a moral. While not clearly stated by Maugham‚ readers as can easily interpret the
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Medicine‚ Miracles and Beyond: The Dichotomy between Science and Supernatural While some readers argue‚ that William Somerset Maugham’s novel “The Magician” was concerning its damsel in distress‚ Margaret Dauncey‚ I believe the writer emphasized on the conflict between Arthur Burdon and Oliver Haddo. The novel not only discusses the debate between science and supernatural‚ but also superficiality‚ innocence‚ and deception present in the society. The severe personality clash between Burdon and
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STYLISTIC ANALYSIS William Somerset Maugham «THE ESCAPE» William Somerset Maugham is one of the best known English writers of the 20th century. The trend he belongs to is realism with slight ifluence of expressionism. A novelist‚ a dramatist‚ and a short-story writer‚ he gained an outstanding reputation with his prominent books “Of Human Bondage”‚ “The Moon and Sixpence”‚ and “The Razor’s Edge”. The observer of the first decades of the 20th century‚ Maugham is deeply critical of the morals
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The Painted Veil is a 1925 novel from British author W. Somerset Maugham. A lost girl named Kitty marries a guy named Walter Fane‚ a bacteriologist. The only reason that she marries him is so she can be married before her little sister Doris. She also had to get away from her mom. She moves to Hong Kong with her husband‚ and quickly gets bored. Kitty meets a guy named Charles Townsend who is the colonial secretary’s assistant. They start having an affair with each other. Her husband Walter finds
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Mr. Know-All W. Somerset Maugham The title. The title is very sarcastic; someone who thinks they know everything. Someone who is a show off The writer British writer‚ he writes English criticism The story set on a ship after world war 1.- The British gvmnt building the empire the colonized much of asia and Africa. They gave people from these countries a passport. We can infer the main subjects would be criticism of prejudice\ racism because of the title and who is the writer Social
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