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I was first introduced to somerset maugham by my father, who like myself, fell in love with the razor s edge at a young age in his early 20s. The razors edge project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. October 11, 2016 january 2, 2019 books weve read admin leave a comment. This ebook is made available at no cost and with very few restrictions. Growing up in india at a time when the british influence was still very strong, most of the books written in english were by british authors and they seemed. Somerset maugham october 11, 2016 january 2, 2019 books weve read admin leave a comment somerset maugham has always been one of my most favorite authors. Somerset maughams novel the razors edge, though elliott templeton did some very generous things for his family members, one could hesitate to call him a christlike figure since he died. He was born in paris but grew up in england and served as a secret agent. The razors edge william somerset maugham was born in 1874 and lived in paris until he was ten.
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Maugham last somerset maugham is famous primarily as a short story writer and this full length novel has the feel of a collection of short stories but this is not a criticism, it is a brilliant literally device which brings together his talent in both fields to very good effect. The razor s edge quickly became a bestseller upon its publication in 1944, and was one of the first books to foreshadow the popularization of eastern philosophy and spirituality in western culture. Somerset maugham kindle edition with audio multimedia cd video hardcover new or used, cheap audiobook pric theres al. All of the characters are well drawn, and you get the feeling.
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