Collected Short Stories: Volume 1 by W. Somerset Maugham

Collected Short Stories: Volume 1

Collected Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham #2

W. Somerset Maugham

320 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

fiction classics short stories reflective slow-paced

Description

These thirty stories by one of the most famous of short-story writers include 'Rain', the celebrated tale of a prudish missionary and a prostitute, and 'The Three Fat Women of Antibes', the brilliantly ironic story of self-denial and gross greed.C...

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Moods

reflective 100%
emotional 66%
adventurous 33%
challenging 33%
dark 33%
inspiring 33%
lighthearted 33%
mysterious 33%
relaxing 33%
sad 33%
tense 33%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

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