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1、It'snogoodtryingtokeepupoldfriendships.It'spainfulforbothsides.Thefactis,onegrowsoutofpeople,andtheonlythingistofaceit.---SomersetMaughamWilliamSomersetMaugham(1874-1965)AfamousEnglishauthor,novelistandplaywright.Manyofhisstoriesareabouthumanweaknesses.Briefin
2、troductiontoMaugham’slifeAnEnglishwriterconsideredtobeoneofthebestwritersofshortstoriesintheEnglishlanguage.HealsowroteplaysandnovelsincludingOfHumanBondageandCakesandAle.Hispopularityliesinthefactthatbyearly1930's,hehadbecomethehighestpaidauthorofhisera...Mau
3、ghamwasorphanedattheageof10。HewasbroughtbyhisuncleandEducatedatKing’sSchool,Canterbury.AfterayearatHeidelberg,heenteredSt.Thomas’medicalschool,London,andqualifiedasadoctorin1897.Hedrewuponhisexperiencesasanobstetricianinhisfirstnovel,LizaofLambeth(1897),andits
4、success,thoughsmall,encouragedhimtoabandonmedicine.HetraveledinSpainandItalyandin1908achievedatheatricaltriumph---fourplaysrunninginLondonatonce---thatbroughthimfinancialsecurity.DuringWorldWar?heworkedasasecretagent,AfterthewarheResumedhisinterruptedtravelsan
5、d,in1928,boughtavillaonCapeFerratInthesouthofFrance,whichbecamehispermanenthome.Hishomosexualityhadbecomeknowntoeveryoneandhewasoftendraggedintocontroversiesfortohissexualorientation.Nonetheless,healsohadaffairswithmanywomenamongwhichthemostenduringwaswithSyri
6、eWellcome,wifeofAmerican-bornEnglishmanHenryWellcome.hsiromancewithSyrieresultedinadaughterLizaandSyrie'sdivorcewithhishusbandHenry.InMay1917,MaughammarriedSyrieacceptingLizaashisdaughter.ThemarriagebecamestrainedduetohiscontemptuousrelationshipwithHaxtonandth
7、eydivorcedaround1927.Timeline: 1874-Maughamwasbornon25January. 1905-OfHumanBondage,anothernovelwrittenduringthisperiod,appeared. 1916-MaughamembarkeduponwritingTheMoonandSixpence. 1917-MaughammarriedSyrie. 1922-Maughamproducedabookof58shortstorysketches. 1927-
8、Maugham'splayTheLetter,wasperformedinLondon. 1944-TheRazor'sEdgewaspublished. 1962-MaughamfelloutwithhisdaughterLiza. 1962-HewrotehismemoirLookingBack. 1965-W.SomersetMaughamdiedon
