To the first lot I gave the title of Cosmopolitans, because they were offered to the public in the Cosmopolitan Magazine, and except for Ray Long, who was then its editor, would never have been written. They appeared in magazines and were afterwards issued in book form. Some were written many years ago, others more recently. Most of the stories which I have now gathered together are very much shorter. The tales in that collection were of about the same length and written on the same scale and so it seemed convenient to publish them together in a single volume. THIS BOOK contains all the stories I have written that are not included in East and West.
The drawer had turned the book into a masterpiece! Somehow the slow baking that happens in a bottom drawer had transformed the book, the words were all rearranged, they meant something to me. Oh how my heart sang, the words and sentences were all different than before. I used to keep it in the bottom drawer of my desk and I left it in there for months and months unread after the first 30 or so pages, not even finishing the first story.įast forward a year or more and fed up of reading airline timetables or hotel brochures or the side of the salt container, I rediscovered Somerset Maugham's short story collection in the bottom drawer and reluctantly tried a few pages. I also remember finding the first story to be far too long for me and over many lunchtimes I read a few pages and never got to the end of it. I remember buying a paperback copy of his short stories as a random choice, I knew nothing about the author or his stories, just that they were short and I could read them whilst eating a sandwich at my desk during my lunch break. It was Somerset Maugham who brought me back to reading after my school days were over. I have read and re-read his short stories many times. There is no author I have enjoyed more in my life. The seller will arrange the return pick up for these items.įor seller-fulfilled items from Sports collectibles and Entertainment collectibles categories, the sellers need to be informed of the damage / defect within 10 days of delivery. These items are not eligible for self-return.
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