W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham was an English writer of the first half of the 20th century. His most notable work is the novel Of Human Bondage, published in 1915.

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• Lifetime: 25 January 1874 • 16 December 1965
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"The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love."