W. Somerset Maugham
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William Somerset Maugham was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories.
1934 portrait
Maugham's birthplace: the British Embassy in Paris
Maugham in the early 20th century
Lady Frederick, 1907
Hugh Walpole
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Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, CBE was an English novelist. He was the son of an Anglican clergyman, intended for a career in the church but drawn instead to writing. Among those who encouraged him were th
Walpole c. 1920–1925
Somerset Walpole, the author's father
The King's School, Canterbury
A. C. Benson, an early mentor.