An absolutely exquisite writer. One who, all these years later in 2023, remains very much alive through his works. As my reading of his magnum opus ‘Of human bondage’ just unequivocally proved! Rest in peace, maestro!
It would be apt if you could give exact details of the music, which is more than just background noise. I’d like to know exactly what are the pieces, the composer of each piece and the performer.
..... Many Thanks for the download; His views on so called 'Society' & It's reaction to each of us, is So True vvñhh - The Predatory nature of people is as Real now ..... as then!! - 1:50 +
My. dearest Mr.Maugham, it is now 2021 and I still hold you in my heart as the greatest author ever.. Thank you for helping me enjoy many hours of loneliness at times. Your books were so enthralling. I loved all that I read. If you can see this from a higher place I want you to know you will never be forgotten. ❤️🌈🥰
My father's favourite author.. and one of mine... he was a very complex man and his novels like the razor's edge and the human bondage stand the test of time..
I worked at villa Mauresque which is now owned by a Ukranian , all changed lots of tromp L oeil in the dining room stainless steel in the kitchen after the view of the swimming pool you see the open roof that is not covered by glass then you have a view of teh dining room the walls are painted in flowers of lavander
Heavens to Murgatroid ! What wonderful footage of a truly gifted author ! Can't thank you enough for sharing with us ! He was incredibly intelligent, perceptive, articulate & charming ! CHEERS !! :-)
A magnificent author and playwright .I have just finished reading Liza of Lambeth , for the third or fourth time and i am sure it gets better with each reading .
HE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN , HE WAS AN ABSOLUTE GENIUS ! HIS WORK IS A VAST COLLECTION OF MASTERPIECE AFTER MASTERPIECE ! FINDING HIM IS LIKE ENTERING THE CAVE OF THE LAMP IN THE STORY OF ALADDIN ! HE'S BRILLIANT , HIS WORK BEAUTIFUL AND SO WELL CRAFTED ! HE IS A GIFT FROM GOD TO ALL OF HUMANITY !
in recent months I rediscovered Somerset Maugham as a great short story writer . Yes, dozens of read Maugham stories convince me that he was indeed a literary genius and a gift to all humanity. What never gets dated is a good STORY . He always SEES people of all classes and ethnic groups. No false optimism about human beings , no false sentimentality , very real COMPASSION and TOLERANCE . A great writer's instinct for a STORY . One of my favorite novels is still Maugham's " Of Human Bondage " . I noticed the two volume set of his Collected Short Stories at the Cellar Stories used book store in downtown , Providence, Rhode Island. Better buy it soon before New Years Day.
Thank you very much...what a charming and eloquent man..I have always loved his short stories in particular...fortunately l am not the only one...there are a few very good films of them. Quartet and Trio come to mind..
Alfred Reithermann , The Razors Edge , The Moon and Sixpence , Of Human Bondage and Mrs Craddock are some of my favorite novels and of course Rain - ' Miss Thompson ' and ' The Letter ' , everything so well thought out and so kind !
If you like this video, you may like to listen to Maugham himself reading his own work: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6YWS7PrKeQY.html
+Carlos Pagi Thanks Carlos! Perhaps you may be interested in listening to Maugham reading his own work: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6YWS7PrKeQY.html
Of Human Bondage, the razors edge liza of lambeth, the moon and six pence these are some awesome novels and my fav..all of his novels are very intriguing but these novel taught me soo much...Hats off to Maugham.
Thank you very much for sharing these footages of The Divine Maugham. I can't understand why hasn't been produced at least one good documentary about Him. Anyway, as I see, there is still people with intelligence, sensitivity and taste... honoring Willie!
+Marquis Morillot Thanks for the comment. Yes, that's really a pity. I'm glad that you like the video; it's such an enjoyment to make it. The British Library is going on with its project to give open access to its sound files, I hope we'll have more to see/listen soon.
I´d like to thank you for documentary. I was in my late 20s when I accidently came across Somerset Maugham and immediately got addicted to his work. The undesirable side effect of this was, that after I read everything he wrotef I rom than on I found it hard to find any other contemporary author who could match him. Well to be fair: I enjoyed Graham Greene and Georges Simenon.
My feeling exactly. Forgive me but I have only just found out about RU-vid and all the wonderful things to see and hear on there. Try Eric Ambler, he was the inspiration for Le Carre and co.
