Books by William Somerset Maugham

Of Human Bondage (1991)
A young man struggling for self-realization is caught up in a destructive love affair...

The Moon and Sixpence (1919)
Based on the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is W. Somerset Maugham's ode to the powerfu...

Cakes and Ale (1930)
The bitter, witty novel about the business of writing and London literary society between the two Wo...

The Painted Veil (1925)
Kitty Fane's affair with Assistant Colonial Secretary Townsend, a married man, is interrupted when s...

Up at the Villa (1941)
Struggling to make up her mind whether or not to marry a wealthy older man, Mary Leonard sets out on...