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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. Contents: - Rain - The fall of Edward Barnard - Honolulu - The luncheon - The ant and the grasshopper - Home - The pool - Mackintosh - Appearance and reality - The three fat women of Antibes - The facts of life - Gigolo and gigolette - The happy oouple - The voice of the turtle - The lion's skin - The unconquered - The escape - The judgement seat - Mr Know-All - The happy man - The romantic young lady - The point of honour - The poet - The mother - A man from Glasgow - Before the party - Louise - The promise - A string of beads - The yellow streak
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Collected Short Stories 1, William Somerset Maugham
- Taal
- Jaar van publicatie
- 1975
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- (Paperback)
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- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- William Somerset Maugham
- Uitgever
- Pan Books
- Jaar van publicatie
- 1975
- Formaat
- Paperback
- Aantal pagina's
- 476
- ISBN10
- 0330244892
- ISBN13
- 9780330244893
- Tags
- Fictie, Historisch thema, Klassiekers, Korte Verhalen, 20e Eeuw, Britse Literatuur, Engelse literatuur
- Beoordeling
- 4,35 van 5
- Aantekening
- 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. Contents: - Rain - The fall of Edward Barnard - Honolulu - The luncheon - The ant and the grasshopper - Home - The pool - Mackintosh - Appearance and reality - The three fat women of Antibes - The facts of life - Gigolo and gigolette - The happy oouple - The voice of the turtle - The lion's skin - The unconquered - The escape - The judgement seat - Mr Know-All - The happy man - The romantic young lady - The point of honour - The poet - The mother - A man from Glasgow - Before the party - Louise - The promise - A string of beads - The yellow streak