Somerset Maugham is the acknowledged master of the short story, and his full range is represented in this collection. In acclaimed stories such as 'Rain', 'The Letter', 'The Vessel of Wrath' and 'The Alien Corn', Maugham illustrates his wry perception of human weakness and his genius for evoking compelling drama and an acute sense of time and place.
- ISBN10 1871061253
- ISBN13 9781871061253
- Publish Date November 1990 (first published 1 April 1986)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 August 2002
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint Reinhardt Books
- Edition New edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 848
- Language English