Wonderful writer and beautifully narrated.

BEAUTIFULLY NARRATED!!!

You are easily one of the best story tellers I have come across. Just amazing.

@normadesmond6017

9 ай бұрын

Somerset Maugham at his best. And that is good!!!!

" Winter's wisdom is madness in May " - Sydney Carter.

Beautiful! One of my favorite uncles mentioned liking this author to me years ago. I love him already.

Came upon these little gems quite by accident. Thank you, thank you. I always enjoy stories read...what a lovely way to relax, sit back and just..listen.

Thank You so much for this beautiful recording. Lovely story, perfectly read. Real pleasure to listen

What fun. My favourite character writer, soooo wise!

it is simply wonderful!

My, my, that is a quite elegant dialect .

excellent reading - good quality voice

If you like Encore and Trio you will love a film called The Card with Alec Guiness.

I was reading Mr Maugham's novel (Of human bondage) I took a break and was curious whether I could find anything about him on KZread and found this beautifully narrated short story.

@daisychain5087

Жыл бұрын

Look for the wonderful movie, "TRIO", that Maugham himself made of three of his Short Stories, "Quartet", "The Verger", and I fail to remember the last at this moment. I do remember how deeply they affected me. I just saved it now, which is how I happened upon this gem. I couldn't recommend "Trio" enough if you have any liking for Maugham...❤

What a wonderful.story-teller was S. Maugham! His English is so pure, so perfect, it has a kind of lightness that make it easily understandable for those whose English is a second language. Mine is French. The Maugham's prose reminds me the Oscar Wilde's one. And both men were among the most sophisticated and charming ones that ever lived. One of my favorite Maugham's story is The three fat women of Antibes because human nature is so keenly observed but also observed with sympathy.

@kanebanner

10 жыл бұрын

Encore - Somerset Maugham. The Ant and the Grasshopper part 1 of 2.

@adpcsehore4757

7 жыл бұрын

P Matzneff

@waylandsmith8666

2 жыл бұрын

FYI, Maugham was born in France, lived there till the age of 10, and also lived the second half of his life on the French Riviera. His English shows the influence of French constructions, particularly in novels set in France such as 'The Moon and Sixpence' and 'The Razor's Edge.'

Wonderful as always

Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful recording! I have always loved this story. Brilliant!

@kanebanner

10 жыл бұрын

Encore - Somerset Maugham. The Ant and the Grasshopper part 1 of 2.

When you are too lazy to read, this is perfect

@MBAA-GnanasekaranN

5 жыл бұрын

Sss right

I love Maugham! :D

I have it on vhs and love it....

"A little bit of money" back then must be the equivalent of six figures now. Try to live eating out, living in hotels and such,even modest ones. You couldn't do it for less than $100 per day. Multiply by 2 or 3 if you include anything fancy and make it $500 if you are a man entertaining a lady. That's 10 to 15 thousand a month and while not enough to qualify as wealthy it's far better than average middle class, 6et the ability to live like that without working...times have indeed changed.

THANK YOU

Fascinating 💕

Bang on!

All explained in psalms 73

Maybe that Tom read some Balzac's novels and was obsessed with idea to be like Rastignac.

Not always reality but very well could be :-)

@JOHN-tk6vl

Жыл бұрын

But that was the beauty of his stories - they were all perfectly realistic.

Lol thank you and veey well read

SOOOOOOOOO BRILLIANT !!!!

The cicada is a grasshopper in english ?!! I suppose they sing, there. ;)

Tom didn't want to enjoy his life, he just didn't want any responsibility and was a careless man True enjoyment of life is attending to your responsibility and having suitable amount of pleasures and not being transgressive in each

my teacher is currently holding me at gun point help me

@kanebanner

4 жыл бұрын

How

@LiamNaeem

4 жыл бұрын

Ilan

Dear Kane, Could you help me please, what is your opinion about these questions: How Maugham satirizes his works? What is psychological prose and its characteristic which Maugham imbibes into his works? Thank you very much

@kanebanner

4 жыл бұрын

They are definitely based on his actual experiences as a doctor I believe, usually class mobility seems to be a reoccurring theme. I have only seen the movies, not read his books.

@granthurlburt4062

7 ай бұрын

Were you asked these questions in a course you are taking?

you mean give if you sing and dance for it..

pls..ennaku..conclusion..sollunga

hy

!!..

Maybe this just shows how unfair life is. Annoying and immoral as Tom is, we can't deny that in reality a lot of people dont get what they deserve, whether for better or for worse

Anyone wanna lend me some money?

@vishnubr8628

6 жыл бұрын

yes how much u want ?

@saisripoojitapyla4004

5 жыл бұрын

@@vishnubr8628 you playing the role of tom

I really couldn't understand the story properly...

@pippinbaker8440

4 жыл бұрын

In essence, if you don't work you don't eat.

Who is reading this?

@kanebanner

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure tbh?

I wouldn't like Tom

I love Maughams short stories but I dont like this narrator at all

Boring