Far Eastern Tales

Whether portraying a ship-borne flight from a lover's curse, murder in the jungle, or a marriage shattered by a past indiscretion, they all reveal Maugham at his best - sometimes caustic, sometimes gently comic, but always the shrewd and human judge of character and soul. Far Eastern Tales is a collection of short stories born of Maugham''s experiences in Malaya, Singapore and other outposts of the former British Empire. Whether portraying a ship-borne flight from a lover''s curse, murder in the jungle, or a marriage shattered by a past indiscretion, they all reveal Maugham at his best - sometimes caustic, sometimes gently comic, but always the shrewd and human judge of character and soul.

• | Author: W. Somerset Maugham
• | Publisher: Vintage Publishing
• | Publication Date: May 04, 2000
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780099282846
• | ISBN-10: 0099282844