"The Explorer" by W. Somerset Maugham is a story set around the turn of the century; it follows Lucy Allerton as she tries to overcome her family’s fall from wealth caused by her dad's poor choices. Lucy remembers the good times at her family's estate and is determined to bring back her family's honor and take care of her younger brother, George. At the beginning, we find Lucy on a lonely beach, thinking about her difficult past and the likely loss of everything her family once had. The author shows us her thoughts about the ocean and her strong connection to the area. As the story progresses, Lucy works hard to keep her family's home despite her father's carelessness with money and the pressures of society. The opening sets the scene for a touching examination of identity, loss, and the ability to recover as Lucy faces the difficulties of both her family's financial trouble and her plans for the future.
The Explorer
By W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
Amidst societal expectations and financial ruin, a woman strives to reclaim her family's honor and secure a future for her brother.
Summary
About the AuthorWilliam Somerset Maugham was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Born in Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German university. He became a medical student in London and qualified as a physician in 1897. He never practised medicine, and became a full-time writer. His first novel, Liza of Lambeth (1897), a study of life in the slums, attracted attention, but it was as a playwright that he first achieved national celebrity. By 1908 he had four plays running at once in the West End of London. He wrote his 32nd and last play in 1933, after which he abandoned the theatre and concentrated on novels and short stories.
William Somerset Maugham was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Born in Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German university. He became a medical student in London and qualified as a physician in 1897. He never practised medicine, and became a full-time writer. His first novel, Liza of Lambeth (1897), a study of life in the slums, attracted attention, but it was as a playwright that he first achieved national celebrity. By 1908 he had four plays running at once in the West End of London. He wrote his 32nd and last play in 1933, after which he abandoned the theatre and concentrated on novels and short stories.
More Like This
Explore books similar to the one you're viewing
Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II.
By Charles James Lever
Mark Seaworth
By William Henry Giles Kingston
Adrift in New York: Tom and Florence Braving the World
By Horatio Alger
The Lady of the Aroostook
By William Dean Howells
The Seafarers
By John Bloundelle-Burton
The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman
By Emerson Hough
More by This Author
Discover other books written by the same author
The Bishop's Apron: A study in the origins of a great family
By W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
The Painted Veil
By W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
Of Human Bondage
By W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
East of Suez: A Play in Seven Scenes
By W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
The Magician
By W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
The Circle: A Comedy in Three Acts
By W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
Related by Category
Discover books in the same genre or category
The extraordinary confessions of Diana Please
By Bernard Capes
Jerome, A Poor Man: A Novel
By Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
Derelicts
By William John Locke
The Golden South: Memories of Australian Home Life from 1843 to 1888
By Kathleen Lambert
The New York Tombs Inside and Out! Scenes and Reminiscences Coming Down to the Present. A Story Stranger Than Fiction, with an Historic Account of America's Most Famous Prison.
By John Josiah Munro
The Duel and Other Stories
By Anton Pavlovich Chekhov