W. Somerset Maugham, British playwright, novelist, and short story writer (born 1874)

W. Somerset Maugham

English playwright and author (1874–1965)

William Somerset Maugham was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Born in Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German university. He became a medical student in London and qualified as a physician…