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December 21, 2011
Just finished reading W Somerset Maugham’s profoundly moving story about a young man’s spiritual odyssey. His effortlessly eloquent style allows him to explore those fundamentally deep questions about how we choose to live our lives and the sacrifices we make for what we think is right, whilst maintaining a veneer of lively society in the post-World War One era.

Just finished reading W Somerset Maugham’s profoundly moving story about a young man’s spiritual odyssey. His effortlessly eloquent style allows him to explore those fundamentally deep questions about how we choose to live our lives and the sacrifices we make for what we think is right, whilst maintaining a veneer of lively society in the post-World War One era.

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December 19, 2011
I am DESPERATE for a white Christmas. 

I am DESPERATE for a white Christmas. 

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December 19, 2011
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December 19, 2011
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December 19, 2011
"‘You can’t imagine what a thrill it is to read the Odyssey in the original. It makes you feel as if you had only to get on tiptoe and stretch out your hands to touch the stars.’"

— The Razor’s Edge, W Somerset Maugham

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December 08, 2011
A living legend.
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November 28, 2011