Collected Short Stories: Volume 2 Condition:Good It cuts right to the

It cuts right to the heart of life

vicious bullies

battle and romance that a young god could possibly want

John Trenchard

Killing Commendatore is an epic tour de force of love and loneliness

Collected Short Stories: Volume 2 Condition:Good It cuts right to theSomerset Maugham's irony and cool detachment made him an acknowledged master of the short story. The stories collected here are typical of Maugham's wry perception of human weakness and his unique talent for evoking a sense of time and place. They are set in familiar Maugham territory the South Seas, Europe and America but they are all concise and compelling dramas played out by unforgettable characters. The collection includes some of Maugham's most