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W. Somerset Maugham's Personal Library - L'Invasion au Théâtre by Francis de Croisset
Home > Blog >L'invasion au théâtre by Francis de Croisset, 1928It was some time ago that I mentioned about a book I got while researching on W. Somerset Maugham's personal library at the Harry Ransom Center. Indeed, this is one of the most special items in my collection: L'invasion au théâtre by Francis de Croisset.The reason is that it once belonged to Maugham, or was intended to be for him, which I will explain later.
W. Somerset Maugham's Library at Harry Ransom Center: 143 Books
Home > Blog >Somerset Maugham's library at Harry Ransom Center As promised, in this post I will continue my last post of W. Somerset Maugham's personal library housed in Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin. It is better late than never. And as I mentioned in the last post, this search was conducted in May 2017. Although I doubt the collection has changed much, I would like to point out that I have not revisited it and am not likely to do it in the near future to rep…
W. Somerset Maugham's Library at Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin
Home > Blog >Maugham's Library at Harry Ransom CenterFinally I find the time to have a closer look at a collection that has been fascinating me: Harry Ransom Center's collection of W. Somerset Maugham's books, specifically Maugham's personal library. First, a little background. Harry Ransom Center (HRC) is one of the research centres at the University of Texas at Austin (UT). It is most famous for its collections of twentieth- and twenty-first-century British and American…