Book of the Week - The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham
Barbara Flynn reads from Selina Hastings's biography of Somerset Maugham, which sheds new light on his complex character
Book of the Week - The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham - Episode 1
In 1892, at the age of 18, Somerset Maugham enrolled at St Thomas' medical school, but his heart wasn't in it. What he really wanted to do was write.
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Book of the Week - The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham - Episode 2
Still struggling to make ends meet, Maugham has a change of fortune when the manager of the Royal Court Theatre decides to stage his play, Lady Frederick.
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Book of the Week - The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham - Episode 3
Barbara Flynn reads from Selina Hastings' biography of Somerset Maugham. In 1915, with the codename Somerville, Maugham is despatched to Geneva to work for British intelligence.
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Book of the Week - The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham - Episode 4
With his marriage to Syrie imploding, Maugham escapes to the south of France with Gerald and buys the Villa Mauresque.
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Book of the Week - The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham - Episode 5
Barbara Flynn reads from Selina Hastings' biography of Somerset Maugham. When Maugham's companion Gerald Haxton dies, Alan Searle becomes a major part of Maugham's life.
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