Eclectic and illuminating, these essays are the last that Maugham published.
Ranging from an appreciation of Goethe\'s novels, to an encounter with an Indian holy man, with a considered analysis of the form at which Maugham himself excelled - the short story - they present the enduring views and opinions of this eminent writer..
Eclectic and illuminating, these essays are the last that Maugham published