Jun 07, 2012 the painted veil william somerset maugham this is a book to get lost in, not just in the usual way of books, but in a way that is haunting and will have you musing for days and days, long after you have turned the final page. The title is taken from percy bysshe shelleys sonnet, which begins lift not the painted veil which those who live call life. I wanted to read the painted veil because it was one of the few somerset maugham books i never read as a teenager, when i devoured most of them, and i had seen the film. Amidst an exotic and inhospitable backdrop, we follow a fallible protagonist fighting her desires and petty vanities. Walter and kitty barely spoke as they travelled by chair through the inscrutable chinese hinterland. Jan 05, 2011 set in england and hong kong in the 1920s, the painted veil is the story of the beautiful but lovestarved kitty fane. The painted veil vintage international kindle edition by maugham, w. The main characters of this fiction, classics story are elliott templeton, larry darrell.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The first edition of the novel was published in april 1925, and was written by w. Some may find maugham a bit dated now, but thats just what i love so much. The painted veil vintage international kindle edition. How frighteningly yellow were the faces that surrounded them.
The main characters of this classics, fiction story are. First published to a storm of protest, the painted veil is a classic story of a womans spiritual awakening. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Somerset maugham, which was first serialized in cosmopolitan and nashs magazine. Set in england and hong kong in the 1920s, the painted veil is the story of the beautiful but lovestarved kitty fane.
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Somerset maugham, 9780099286875, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. The biographer richard cordell notes that the book was influenced by maugham s study of science and his work as a houseman at st thomas hospital. Free download or read online the painted veil pdf epub book. It focuses on a young debutante named kitty garstin, who, after rejecting dozens of marriage. Somerset maugham the painted veil see other formats. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the painted veil vintage international. Somerset maugham was one of the twentieth centurys most popular novelists as well as a celebrated playwright, critic, and short story writer. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the painted veil by w. The title is taken from percy bysshe shelleys sonnet which begins lift not the painted veil which those who live call life. Somerset maugham william somerset maugham and other ebooks from all genres of literature, both fiction and nonfiction, historical documents and sheet music, all of which are available on a subscription basis.
He was educated at kings school, canterbury, and at heidelberg university. Somerset maugham the painted veil this ebook is material and must not be copied, reproduced, transferred, distributed, leased, licensed or publicly performed or used in any way except as specifically permitted in writing by the publishers, as allowed under the terms and conditions under which it was purchased or as strictly. The painted veil vintage international series by w. Free download or read online the razors edge pdf epub book. The novel was first published in serialised form in five issues of cosmopolitan november 1924 march 1925. Somerset maugham, english novelist, playwright, and shortstory writer whose work is characterized by a clear unadorned style, cosmopolitan settings, and a shrewd understanding of human nature. Thomas hospital with the idea of practising medicine, but the suc. The painted veil opens with a husband arriving home early to find his wife, kitty, the main character, in bed with his boss. The painted veil is a story of love, jealousy, vanity and perhaps redemption. Set in england and hong kong in the 1920s, the painted veil is the story of.
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When her husband discovers her adulterous affair, he forces her to accompany him to the heart of a cholera epidemic. Kitty fane is the beautiful but shallow wife of walter, a bacteriologist stationed in hong kong. Somerset maugham torrent get ebook amazon ereader epub spanish. As usual for a somerset maugham, i was compelled to read it in almost one session. William somerset maugham was born in 1874 and lived in paris until he was ten. Click download or read online button to get painted veil book now.
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