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William Somerset Maugham and Adoption

photographed by Carl Van Vechten in 1934
Source: Wikipedia.org.

Biography

Maugham was orphaned at the age of 10 and raised by an uncle. He trained as a doctor but was wealthy enough to be able not to work and to devote his time to writing.

His 60-plus books include Of Human Bondage, Razor's Edge, The Narrow Corner, Catalina, The Magician, The Casuarina Tree and The Moon and Sixpence.

He was a stutterer and bisexual.

References

Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia, 1993-97 Dictionary of National Biography Connon, Bryan. Maugham and the Maugham Dynasty. (London: Sinclair-Stevenson, 1997) Calder, Robert Lorin. Willie: The Life of W. Somerset Maugham. (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992)