The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands W Somerset Maugham Books
Download As PDF : The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands W Somerset Maugham Books
Leopold Classic Library is delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive collection. As part of our on-going commitment to delivering value to the reader, we have also provided you with a link to a website, where you may download a digital version of this work for free. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. Whilst the books in this collection have not been hand curated, an aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature. As a result of this book being first published many decades ago, it may have occasional imperfections. These imperfections may include poor picture quality, blurred or missing text. While some of these imperfections may have appeared in the original work, others may have resulted from the scanning process that has been applied. However, our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. While some publishers have applied optical character recognition (OCR), this approach has its own drawbacks, which include formatting errors, misspelt words, or the presence of inappropriate characters. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with an experience that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic book, and that the occasional imperfection that it might contain will not detract from the experience.
The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands W Somerset Maugham Books
"... You have never heard of the wise, cynical French duke who said that with two lovers there is always one who loves and one who lets himself be loved; it is a bitter truth to which most of us have to resign ourselves; but now and then there are two who love and two who let themselves be loved. Then one might fancy that the sun stands still as it stood when Joshua prayed to the God of Israel."And how do you think the story which that quote comes from ("Red") works out? There's always more bitter than sweet in these stories, even (especially?) when love is involved. They are told in a crisp, aloof style which has hardly dated.
As a sample, I will quote one passage, with some lines of verse which were unfortunately garbled in my Kindle edition (tho' they came out clear when I highlighted them):
"By George, I'd like to be in London to-night. Do you know the Pall Mall restaurant? I used to go there a lot. Piccadilly Circus with the shops all lit up, and the crowd. I think it's stunning to stand there and watch the buses and taxis streaming along as though they'd never stop. And I like the Strand too. What are those lines about God and Charing Cross?"
I was taken aback. "Thompson's, d'you mean?" I asked.
I quoted them. "And when so sad, thou canst not sadder,
Cry, and upon thy so sore loss
Shall shine the traffic of Jacob's ladder
Pitched between Heaven and Charing Cross."
He gave a faint sigh. "I've read The Hound of Heaven. It's a bit of all right."
"It's generally thought so," I murmured.
Product details
|
Tags : The Trembling of a Leaf: Little Stories of the South Sea Islands [W. Somerset Maugham] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Leopold Classic Library is delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive collection. As part of our on-going commitment to delivering value to the reader,W. Somerset Maugham,The Trembling of a Leaf: Little Stories of the South Sea Islands,Leopold Classic Library,B00V3GJ6CI,FICTION Classics,Classic fiction
People also read other books :
- The Crying Bird E J Stillings 9780998525600 Books
- Awaken Me A Connected Novel Book 1 eBook EM Sky
- Effective Martial Arts Training with No Equipment or Partner vol 2 Ageless Flexibility and Joint Mobility edition by Michael Matthews Health Fitness Dieting eBooks
- Unconditional Confidence Instructions for Meeting Any Experience with Trust and Courage Pema Chodron 9781591797463 Books
- Stocks for Beginners How to Achieve Financial Freedom (Audible Audio Edition) Christina Sorg sangita chauhan Books
The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands W Somerset Maugham Books Reviews
I ordered this book because the short story, "Rain" was included. However, I enjoyed the other stories as well and found the endings to each one differently than I had imagined while creating my own supposed endings, we do that sometimes as we read and then find the author had something different in mind...surprises keep us intrigued. I read, "Honolulu" which I enjoyed very much and then found this book of Stories of the South Sea Islands and continued my adventurous "sea path" of Maugham's great story telling. Good reading and, like me if you have a curious mind, after reading "Rain" buy the DVD of Sadie Thompson for enjoyment and comparison. You just might be surprised.
After I watched the movie Rain (1932), I decided to read some of W Somerset Maugham's short stories. All of the stories in this volume were great! Maugham was a genuine wordsmith. His fluent narratives flowed with ease. In my opinion, Rain was the best story! In Pago Pago, the rain fell incessantly affecting both natives and visitors alike. The rain became a character in the story and the author used it to symbolize the internal struggles of the characters. I highly recommend this book and the movie.
Nobody weaves a story like Maugham. Every tale is a gem.
I read this book during a winter blizzard in upstate New York. Maugham's portraits of brown-skinned Pacific Islanders in lava lavas, living their lives under the hot rain came as an image of great comfort to me.
If you’ve ever wondered where British writers like John Le Carre, Graham Greene and Len Deighton drew much of their influence, look back to W. Somerset Maugham, one of the most popular writers of the early 20th Century. There’s a reason Maugham achieved that status.
With elegant, precision-like prose that drills into the human condition while maintaining its empathy, these short stories showcase Maugham’s considerable skills as a writer and stand the test of time. This collection may hearken back to the days of British influence when they were the dominant global power, with its world-weary characters longing for love and status, but they may as well have been written today. There’s ‘Macintosh’, the classic English fish out of water on a South Sea Island, trying to play by the rules that work back home at Oxford or Cambridge and succumbing to darker techniques with devastating results. There’s ‘The Fall of Edward Barnard’ but is it really? English wit prevails in the story of a man trying to break away from what is expected of him. ‘Honolulu’ is reminiscent of Maupassant’s ‘Butterball’ with Maugham’s deft handling of an American woman, for all of those who thought he could only do stiff upper lip.
These eight stores can be downloaded for free. Casual readers may want to pick up some of Maugham’s novels after reading these. Of Human Bondage is considered one of the finest novels of the 20th Century.
Your teachers always told you to read a good book once in a while. Read this one and you won’t be disappointed!
"... You have never heard of the wise, cynical French duke who said that with two lovers there is always one who loves and one who lets himself be loved; it is a bitter truth to which most of us have to resign ourselves; but now and then there are two who love and two who let themselves be loved. Then one might fancy that the sun stands still as it stood when Joshua prayed to the God of Israel."
And how do you think the story which that quote comes from ("Red") works out? There's always more bitter than sweet in these stories, even (especially?) when love is involved. They are told in a crisp, aloof style which has hardly dated.
As a sample, I will quote one passage, with some lines of verse which were unfortunately garbled in my edition (tho' they came out clear when I highlighted them)
"By George, I'd like to be in London to-night. Do you know the Pall Mall restaurant? I used to go there a lot. Piccadilly Circus with the shops all lit up, and the crowd. I think it's stunning to stand there and watch the buses and taxis streaming along as though they'd never stop. And I like the Strand too. What are those lines about God and Charing Cross?"
I was taken aback. "Thompson's, d'you mean?" I asked.
I quoted them. "And when so sad, thou canst not sadder,
Cry, and upon thy so sore loss
Shall shine the traffic of Jacob's ladder
Pitched between Heaven and Charing Cross."
He gave a faint sigh. "I've read The Hound of Heaven. It's a bit of all right."
"It's generally thought so," I murmured.
0 Response to "⇒ [PDF] Gratis The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands W Somerset Maugham Books"
Post a Comment