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W. Somerset Maugham's 142nd Birthday
Today is W. Somerset Maugham's 142nd birthday. As is the custom of the past two years, I have prepared a video to celebrate this occasion. Thanks very much for those who took the time to let me know that they liked them, which is very appreciated. This year it is something special (well, as were the other times...): we are going to listen to Maugham reading his own story, "The Happy Couple." The story can be read in MMCCL.I have to say that there is nothing like listening to Maugh…
A Distinguished Author Reading From His Works - W. Somerset Maugham
A Distinguished Author Reading From His Works - "The Wash Tub" and "The Happy Couple"This post will look at a recording made by the Columbia Records of W. Somerset Maugham reading two of his short stories: "The Wash Tub" (1929) and "The Happy Couple" (1943). The text of these short stories is available on the free ebook - short stories page.
I have uploaded one of the stories, "The Happy Couple," which you can listen to now.
Somerset Maugham …