โ Scribed by W. Somerset Maugham
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
In his day, W. Somerset Maugham was most celebrated as a playwright, and the breadth of his ability is manifested in this collection of his most popular plays. Included here are the noirish mystery The Sacred Flame , the hilarious satires The Circle , The Constant Wife , and Our Betters , and the sharp-witted drama Sheppey. Whether suspenseful or acerbically witty, these plays take a sly look at the idiosyncrasies and hypocrisies of their time.
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