A CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE, a Short Story by Somerset Maugham 

Oh yes, I remember… the female chatterbox ended up endearing herself to the German crew…

Or, Harrington’s Washing.

Yes, There is an additional story that ends in a tragic manner.

Maugham had no inhibitions about describing people like that. People's race, body shape , facial structure ... Maugham described them in his own inimitable way. I don't know if this was just his way of writing, or whether it was common in his era to be so blunt . If that type of writing isn't to your taste, Maugham may not be for you.

He has a story called " The Hairless Mexican"

​@@stellaburnell7947 This is rather an impertinent answer to a perfectly normal question. It was normal in Maugham's period,and why it was normal has been perfectly described in Umberto Ecco's 'Prague Cemetery'. I suggest you to try and read it,in case it'd not be too demanding for you.

Some people look like the sterotype of their people. Many in fact.

It’s very easy actually Eastern euro Jews have a very distinct look

Are we like that?

Perhaps a musical interval deliberately inserted by neuralsurfer, as appropriate to the tale😂

I know what you mean but remember, the past invariably has a false halo.

@@elizabethcrowley3321 Yes, I agree.

I know. I traveled to .asia. Of course the stories are of an bygone era. And I discovered that they hate him in Malaysia. They refuse to put his picture amongst the celebrities that stayed. @the eastern oriental hotel in penang. Same in Singapore.

@@ambc8970 Hiw interesting! Why do they hate him?

Sounds like he is autistic.

Lol. So do I.

He's an exact copy of my father! 1918-1985, who lived his adolescence and young adulthood in Philly. Very much the same personality, perhaps a bit more entertaining...incredibly well-read, augmented by my mother reading to him "the highbrow stuff." Many were hypnotized by his talking--even his half grown children, but not beyond a certain age...he became a well known writer, which rescued him from becoming a murder victim.

Thanks.

Yes, thanK you! I will.

Maybe it is autism.

Hahaha hahaha hahaha 😂

Half a dozen words does not an antisemitic make. I'd say he's anti American 😂

@@judikingsman6132 hello? ALL Brits are anti-USA, whether they admit it or not.

A.I, surely..?

I'm about halfway through and the better be appointed story I will never listen/read Somerset more again! I want to have the unfortunate experience someone like Mr Harrington want to encounter Jake ever again!!!