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This is a collection of some of Somerset Maugham's finest stories. The longest, "The Kite", is the subtle story of a young man's obsessive attachment to kite-flying. The others include a spy story set in Switzerland, a ghost story set in Spain, a character sketch of an Italian fisherman, and a story of a man who on the day he was to be married ran away from the girl who had come six thousand miles to marry him.The Stories:- Home- A man from Glasgow- The man with the scar- The Traitor- The Verger- A friend in need - The Kite- Salvatore- Mabel- A Marriage of convenience
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The Kite, and Other Stories, William Somerset Maugham
- Language
- Released
- 1963
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- Title
- The Kite, and Other Stories
- Language
- English
- Authors
- William Somerset Maugham
- Released
- 1963
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 144
- ISBN10
- 0435120719
- ISBN13
- 9780435120719
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Short Stories, Morality
- Description
- This is a collection of some of Somerset Maugham's finest stories. The longest, "The Kite", is the subtle story of a young man's obsessive attachment to kite-flying. The others include a spy story set in Switzerland, a ghost story set in Spain, a character sketch of an Italian fisherman, and a story of a man who on the day he was to be married ran away from the girl who had come six thousand miles to marry him.The Stories:- Home- A man from Glasgow- The man with the scar- The Traitor- The Verger- A friend in need - The Kite- Salvatore- Mabel- A Marriage of convenience