Maugham

American

[mawm] / mɔm /

noun

W(illiam) Somerset 1874–1965, English novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer.

Maugham British

/ ˈmɔːm /

noun

W ( illiam ) Somerset. 1874–1965, English writer. His works include the novels Of Human Bondage (1915) and Cakes and Ale (1930), short stories, and comedies

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As the most lavish hotel East of Suez, it hosted literary heroes like Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad and Somerset Maugham.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025

"Josh Howie's comments were shocking, spreading dangerous disinformation about LGBTQ+ people," said Jolyon Maugham, executive director of the Good Law Project.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2025

Malaysian writer Tan Twan Eng received his third long-list nomination, this time for “The House of Doors,” a book of historical fiction drawn from the life of Somerset Maugham.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2023

At its opening in 1925, Virginia Woolf, Noel Coward, Somerset Maugham and Nancy Cunard were among the guests.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 22, 2022

E. M. Forster did it; Somerset Maugham did it; the list is endless.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

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