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Collected Short Stories

Name: Collected Short Stories
Author: William Somerset Maugham

by William Somerset Maugham

1900•Drama•424 pages

Taste attributes: dramacomedyslowfresh & originalrealisticcomplex relationshipsocial commentarytroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA realistic, inventive novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

This download only represents a small portion of Maugham's 91 short stories. There are a lot of great stories missing. Listing needs updating or correction.

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaComedyComplex relationshipSocial commentaryTroubled leads

Subjects

English Short storiesManners and customsShort storiesVietnameseBritish

Details

Author: William Somerset Maugham
Published: 1900
Pages: 424
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Source: Open Library

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