Collection of Selected Works of Somerset Maugham (set of Three Volumes)
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"The Moon and Sixpence" tells the story of Strickland, a successful securities broker who has a comfortable life that others envy. Later, he went to Paris alone because he was obsessed with painting. However, his colorful paintings were not recognized by the outside world, and he fell into the abyss of poverty and illness. "The Veil" tells the story of the young and beautiful Katie who went to Hong Kong with her husband. Katie fell in love with a married man and thought she had met true love. But after the affair was revealed, her lover immediately abandoned her for the sake of his reputation. After experiencing betrayal, Walter decided to practice medicine in Meitan Mansion, where the epidemic was rampant, and asked the painful Katie to go with him. "Blade" tells the story of Larry, who fought bravely and returned to the United States after World War I. What greeted him was a seemingly magnanimous life. But the cruelty of the war and the death of his comrades made him doubt the meaning and value of life.
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