Somerset Maugham. It is partly based on the author's experience as a member of British Intelligence in Europe during the First World War. First Published: 1928 Subjects: Espionage, World War I Genres (Book): Fiction, Novel Buy atView on AMAZON 33 Winged Victory V. M. Yeates 1...
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When you are reconciled to the fact that each is for himself in the world you will ask less from your fellows. They will not disappoint you, and you will look upon them more charitably. Men seek but one thing in life -- their pleasure.” ―W. Somerset Maugham ...
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“Reminiscent of the tone and atmosphere of Somerset Maugham and George Orwell’s Asia-set novels,Glorious Boyis a Second World War story of adventure and loss, uniquely set in the Andaman Islands, one of India’s farthest flung territories” –Asian Review of Books ...