Short Stories of William Somerset Maugham, Volume 2 Audiobook by W. Somerset Maugham

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/43/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Short Stories of William Somerset Maugham, Volume 2 Author: W. Somerset Maugham Narrator: Charlton Griffin Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 01-22-04 Publisher: Audio Connoisseur Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 118 votes Genres: Classics, British Literature Publisher's Summary: There are seven stories in Volume 2. In "An Official Position," to improve his lot, a prisoner in a French penalcolony accepts an odious job...and the consequences.In "Home," after a lifetime of living abroad, a penniless old sailor finallycomes home. "Red" is a poignant love story of youth, beauty, and the fleeting moments of ecstasy that pass away only too soon. In "Mayhew," a lawyer decides to make a clean break with his past and moves toCapri. In "In A Strange Land," while traveling in Turkey, a vacationer meets an extraordinary English woman. In "The Alien Corn," a young Jewish man devotes himself to the pursuit of music over the violent objections of his aristocratic family. As the family wrestles with its Jewish identity, the son flings himself headlong into the Bohemian world of performing artists. In "The Verger," when a lowly verger is fired because of his illiteracy, it turns out to be his lucky day. Critic Reviews: " "Charlton Griffin narrates with the ease of an urbane man of the world, but recreates Maugham's strange characters with pleasure and gusto. While his narrative voice is graceful and compelling, his characterizations are acutely individual, even bizarre. Their voices linger in our memory long after the tape is off." (AudioFile)