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Collected Short Stories: Volume 2 (Penguin 20th Century Classics) by W. Somerset Maugham(2010-10-25)

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After spending years working in the corporate world, W. Somerset Maugham finally decided to pursue a lifelong passion for writing. They currently reside in a quiet suburb where they spend most of their time outlining new stories, reading extensively, and occasionally attempting to bake.

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