THE MOON AND SIXPENCE
by W. Somerset Maugham
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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Synopsis
The Moon and Sixpence is a 1919 short novel by William Somerset Maugham based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. The story is told in episodic form by the first-person narrator as a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character, Charles Strickland, a middle aged English stock broker who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist.
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51624
- Title
- THE MOON AND SIXPENCE
- Author
- W. Somerset Maugham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first american edition
- Publisher
- George H. Doran
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1919
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- RFEP
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