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1、SomersetMaughamafamousBritishnovelist﹑playwrightandshortstorywriter.(25January1874–16December1965)section1BriefIntroductionofhislifeChildhood8yearsoldhismomdied,twoyearslaterhisfatherdied.MaughamwassenttotheUKtobecaredforbyhisuncle,HenryMacDonaldMaugham..hisunc
2、leprovedcoldandemotionallycruel,hisnewschoolwasalsodifficultforhim.HewasteasedforhisbadEnglish(Frenchhadbeenhisfirstlanguage)andhisshortstature,whichheinheritedfromhisfather.ChildhoodMiserablebothathisuncle'svicarageandatschool,theyoungMaughamdevelopedatalentfo
3、rmakingwoundingremarkstothosewhodispleasedhim.ThisabilityissometimesreflectedinMaugham'sliterarycharacters.CareerMaugham'sfatherandthreeolderbrotherswerealldistinguishedlawyers,butMaughamaskedtobeexcusedfromthedutyoffollowingintheirfootsteps.Maughamhadbeenwriti
4、ngsteadilysincetheageof15andferventlywishedtobecomeanauthor，butlaterhestudiedmedicineatthemedicalschool，meetingpeopleofa"low"sortwhomhewouldneverhavemetotherwise,andseeingthematatimeofheightenedanxietyandmeaningintheirlives.CareerIn1897,hepublishedhisfirstnovel
5、,LizaofLambeth,ataleofworking-classadulteryanditsconsequences.LizaofLambeth'sfirstprintrunsoldoutinamatterofweeks.Maugham,whohadqualifiedasamedic,droppedmedicineandembarkedonhis65-yearcareerasamanofletters.Helatersaid,"Itooktoitasaducktakestowater."MarriageDuri
6、nghisyearinHeidelbergMaughammetandhadasexualaffairwithJohnEllinghamBrooks,anEnglishmantenyearshissenior.Althoughhomosexual,MaughamenteredintoarelationshipwithSyrieWellcome,anAmerican-bornEnglishpharmaceuticalmagnate.HenryWellcomesuedhiswifefordivorce,namingMaug
7、hamasco-respondent.Themarriagewasunhappy,andSyriedivorcedhimin1929,findinghisrelationshipandtravelswithHaxtontoodifficulttolivewith.MarriageMaugham'slovelifewasalmostneversmooth.Heonceconfessed:"Ihavemostlovedpeoplewhocaredlittleornothingformeandwhenpeoplehavel
8、ovedmeIhavebeenembarrassed...Inordernottohurttheirfeelings,IhaveoftenactedapassionIdidnotfeel.Section2WorksandwritingstyledramaLongnovelNotableWorksHisreputationasanovelistr
