Short Stories

A collection of 24 stories, including The Alien Corn, about an aspiring pianist who commits suicide when told he will never be better than second rate, and Rain... » 

A collection of 24 stories, including The Alien Corn, about an aspiring pianist who commits suicide when told he will never be better than second rate, and Rain, characteristic of Somerset Maugham's style in its evocation of the atmosphere of hot, wet, tropical Samoa, and neat twist of plot. «