W. Somerset Maugham

This anthology features a wide array of thought-provoking, genre-defining works from the 1900s, showcasing the range of modern storytelling—from existential musings to dark humour and intricate social commentary.

One of the most widely read novels of the 20th century, W. Somerset Maugham's masterpiece, Of Human Bondage, gives a harrowing depiction of unrequited love....

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume Four is the fourth instalment of our wide-ranging classic collections. Volume Four features 12 timeless works that largely focuses on the greats of American and British literature.

Far eastern Tales is a collection of Maugham's short stories, all born of his experiences in Malaysia, Singapore, and other outposts of the former British Empire....

A collection of the BBC’s dramatisations and readings of W. Somerset Maugham’s fiction, with star casts including Alex Jennings, Dirk Bogarde, and Janet Maw....

Larry Darrell is a young American in search of the absolute. The progress of this spiritual odyssey involves him with some of Maugham's most brilliant characters....

The Ultimate Modern Classics Collection: Volume One is the first instalment in our classics collection focusing on the most important and iconic novels, stories, and poems of the 20th century.

The Classic Crime Collection is a collection of 12 classic detective novels, read by an esteemed cast of award-winning narrators.

Of Human Bondage follows Philip on his travels to Paris, London, and Germany, taking the listener on an adventure of discovery as his travels brings him new discoveries and emotional growth....

At the age of twenty-three, Charlie Mason is endowed with good looks, good manners and a cheerful disposition....

Set in the bohemian café society of Paris at the turn of the nineteenth century....

The Ultimate Modern Classics Collection: Volume 2 is the second instalment of our Modern Classics Collections, delving into a world of 20th-century literary brilliance.

On his way home from a remote Pacific island, Dr Saunders travels with two strangers: the treacherous Captain Nichols, and Fred, a handsome Australian with a shadowy past....

When Cakes and Ale was first published in 1930 it roused a storm of controversy....

There’s something Constance Middleton’s friends are dying to tell her....

Somerset Maugham is one of the best-loved short story writers of the last 100 years....

Somerset Maugham's success as a writer enabled him to indulge his adventurous love of travel....

Maugham spent the winter months of 1919 travelling 1500 miles up the Yangtze river....

Bertha Ley comes of age, inherits her father's money, and promptly marries a handsome, calm, and unimaginative man....

Julia Lambert is in her prime, the greatest actress in England.....