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The Gentleman in the Parlour
by Somerset Maugham
- TRAVEL NARRATIVE
- 2005
- PAPER
- 300 PAGES
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This classic travelogue, presented here in a facsimile edition, is a much-loved portrait of the land and people of Burma circa 1925 -- a vivid record of Maugham's journey through Southeast Asia by canoe, riverboat, rickshaw and pony.
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The Skeptical Romancer, Selected Travel Writing
by W. Somerset Maugham
- ANTHOLOGY
- 2012
- PAPER
- 256 PAGES
- COMING IN FEBRUARY
Pico Iyer introduces this Everyman's edition of Somerset Maugham's razor-sharp travel writing, set in Spain, China, Burma and Southeast Asia, including a long excerpt from Gentleman in the Parlour, a vivid account of travels from Rangoon to Haiphong by canoe, riverboat, rickshaw and pony. Also included is The Land of the Blessed Verigin (Spain), On a Chinese Screen and The Partial View (diverse places). (TVL484, $15.00)
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