SHORT STORIES.
Art of Somerset Maugham.
“-C-esmopolltans " is a eolleotlon of‘ short stories by Somerset Maugham. Hls characters are natural, yet have Indlvlduallty, whether they are black or white sheep. Amongst the whites there ts Salvatore, the handsome llsher boy. lncuwbly diseased, who radiated “goodness. Just goodness," and of darker dye, Mex Kelade, a. pearl ex—pert with the quick, alert. knowledge to value a woman's genuine necklace, or to ignore it as false. Mr Somerset Maugham In these thirty sketches. most of them Ilght as air, develops an Idea, a whim or thought with an artistry no other short story wrlter seems to pousess. They are llterary miniatures wlll-ch should while away many pleasant half hours. “ Cosmopolltans," by Somerset .\laug'hnm.—Helnemann.
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Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19911, 13 June 1936, Page 18 (Supplement)
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120SHORT STORIES. Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19911, 13 June 1936, Page 18 (Supplement)
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