The Moon And Sixpence
by Maugham, W. Somerset
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Taylor, Texas, 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
- The Novel Shoppe (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13039
- Title
- The Moon And Sixpence
- Author
- Maugham, W. Somerset
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no Dust Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- P. F. Collier
- Date Published
- circa 1930
- Keywords
- LITERATURE
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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