*** “Strickland: The Man and His Work,” by his son, Robert Strickland. Seller Inventory # 287481. (Minden, ON, Canada), About this Item: New York: The Modern Library (Random House), 1919, New York, 1919. Published by Original embossed cloth, with marking to both panels. Subjects. Mr. Maugham was, perhaps, the greatest short-story writer, ever. Tell us what you're looking for and once a match is found, we'll inform you by e-mail. Please try your request again later. Hinges starting but binding sound. Book contains 3 dustjackets that are all identical. A first edition, first printing. Compulsive and impassioned, he abandons his home, wife, and children to devote himself slavishly to painting. No Jacket. As Strickland pursues his artistic vision, he leaves London for Paris and Tahiti, and in his quest makes sacrifices that leave the lives of those closest to him in tatters. W. Somerset Maugham was born in Paris in 1874. First edition, first issue, signed by the author on the half-title, "Mrs Dickenson, W. Somerset Maugham". More information about this seller No tears or stains. | Contact this seller Dustjackets show some slight browning from age as well as minor creases around the edges. The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham first published in April 15th, 1919. No Jacket. Random House New York 1919, 1919. Dark green cloth cover over hardboards with title in frame with publishers logo embossed on front and spine. More information about this seller Leipzig, 2914. 3. International Collectors Library January 1919. International Collectors Library January 1919, 1919. Choose the part of The Moon and Sixpence which you want to read from the table of contents to get started. It was not till four years after Strickland’s death that Maurice Huret wrote that article in the Mercure de France which rescued the unknown painter from oblivion and blazed the trail which succeeding writers, with more or less docility, have followed. Stott A22.a; Maugham, The Selected Novels of W. Somerset Maugham, vol. The ironic philosopher re­flects with a smile that Sir Walter Raleigh is more safely inshrined in the memory of mankind because he set his cloak for the Virgin Queen to walk on than because he carried the English name to undiscovered countries. Published by The book itself makes us all ponder the nature of the creative spirit that pushes a person to the extremes of giving up so much that is "comfortable" to pursue his or her art. In due course a legend arose of such cir­cumstantiality that the wise historian would hesitate to attack it. And on the strength of peccadillos, reprehensible in an author, but excusable in a son, the Anglo-Saxon race is accused of prudishness, humbug, pretentiousness, deceit, cunning, and bad cook­ing. Modern Library January 1919, 1919. An intriguing story: complex, mannered, very much of its time, classic language, and stretching of the reader's cultural knowledge. From the Back Cover Charles Strickland, a conventional stockbroker, abandons his wife and children for Paris and Tahiti, to live his life as a painter. Through Maugham’s sympathetic eye Strickland’s tortured and cruel soul becomes a symbol of the blessing and the curse of transcendent artistic genius, and the cost in human lives it sometimes demands. Hardcover. Some minor mouse chewing on the edge of cover, bottom of spine and upper edge of pages. Wm. Michael Page is well-chosen as the first-person narrator, a writer who moves on the periphery of the artist's life. Decorated green cloth with titles and Heinemann imprint in black. χ 48 in.”. He was always so entirely there." To my mind the most interesting thing in art is the personality of the artist; and if that is singular, I am willing to excuse a thousand faults. This being said it should be noted that the book has moments of greatness, but is also partly flawed. **** This was described in Christie’s catalogue as follows: “A nude woman, a native of the Society Islands, is lying on the ground beside a brook. Outside spine is splitting and has been taped. Yet now few will be found to deny his greatness. Condition: Used - Good. In this book, based on the life of the artist Paul Gaugin Maugham follows the life of Charles Strickland, a rather dull and uninspiring London stockbroker leaves his wife and possessions to go to France, and later Tahiti to follow an ambition to express himself in painting. In much of its general outline, this famous novel follows the life of Paul Gauguin, famous French post-impressionist painter, but it is not a novelized biography of Gauguin. These promotions will be applied to this item: Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. (1919), From: Kevker Publications He had an unerring eye for the despicable motive in actions that had all the appear­ance of innocence. It seemed his best explanation was that Strickland was possessed by a drive to find a sort of terrible primeval beauty in man and the world around him. Original embossed cloth, with marking to both panels. Published by NOTE: International shipping may be subject to additional charges. Published by Upper guttering beginning to split. 8vo. Outermost dustjacket shows some signs of rubbing on the back cover. W. Somerset Maugham's The Moon and Sixpence consists of 58 parts for ease of reading. 8 1-hour cassettes With the four page catalogue at back, but seven Philpott titles. People. Maurice Huret in his famous article gave an outline of Charles Strickland’s life which was well calculated to whet the appetites of the inquiring. Editor's Picks: Science Fiction & Fantasy, The Sorrows of Young Werther and Selected Writings, The Bookshop, The Gate of Angels, The Blue Flower, Discover Book Picks from the CEO of Penguin Random House US. The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W Somerset Maugham, told in episodic form by a first-person narrator, in a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character Charles Strickland, a middle-aged eng stockbroker, who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. He was a psycho-pathologist, as well as a student of art, and the subconscious had few secrets from him. Seller Inventory # 12187. Original green cloth, spine and front board lettered and blocked in black. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Cover is very clean with just a tiny black dot marking on front cover. Condition: Used - Acceptable. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. First state. And when such as had come in con­tact with Strickland in the past, writers who had known him in London, painters who had met him in the cafes of Montmartre, discovered to their amazement that where they had seen but an unsuccessful artist, like another, au­thentic genius had rubbed shoulders with them there be­gan to appear in the magazines of France and America a succession of articles, the reminiscences of one, the ap­preciation of another, which added to Strickland’s no­toriety, and fed without satisfying the curiosity of the public. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions. Dark green cloth cover over hardboards with title in frame with publishers logo embossed on front and spine. | Contact this seller II, 1953. With 4 pp. The rise of this reputation is one of the most romantic incidents in the history of art. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Green cover- spotted on front cover. Condition: Good. 1. Please try again. Octavo. Original green cloth, spine and front board lettered and blocked in black. Reprint. He is also a man possessed of an unquenchable desire to create art. He gave up everything to which he had been accustomed for extreme poverty, social ostracism and the freedom to paint. I have read this work with a good deal of amusement, and upon this I congratulate myself, since it is colourless and dull. * “A Modern Artist: Notes on the Work of Charles Strickland,” by Edward Leggatt, A.R.H.A. (Excerpt from Wikipedia), "[A] witty, compelling roman à clef...that mock[s] the way the world makes saints of the sinners who are often its best artists." Dustjackets show some slight browning from age as well as minor creases around the edges. This desire to paint soon implodes into obsession, with grave repercussions. A dreadful misogynist who left his wife and 3 kids without remorse or a smidgen of regret in his mid-40s to pursue the painter's life in Paris, stole the wife of another painter who committed suicide when he rejected her as no longer necessary. His in­dustry has been amazing. II, 1953. Please try again. This book is available for free download in a number of formats - including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Reprint. Read The Moon and Sixpence , free online version of the book by W. Somerset Maugham, on ReadCentral.com. Decorated green cloth with titles and Heinemann imprint in black. Books With A Past No Jacket. 2. Reincarnated as an audiobook, it will give pleasure to many who wouldn't pick it up in print. ), Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2014. (1919), From: The subject was grateful, and the industrious Weitbrecht-Rotholz in his imposing monograph** has been able to give a remarkable list of authorities. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2020. No mystic ever saw deeper meaning in com­mon things. A very good copy. The Moon and Sixpence. A very good copy. Robert Strickland has “interpreted” all the facts in his father’s life which a duti­ful son might find it inconvenient to remember must surely lead him in the fullness of time to the highest dignities of the Church. Very Good 12mo = 7-9" Very Good DJ 341pp Green boards with gold gilt lettering. 264pp. I see already his muscular calves encased in the gaiters episcopal. It is not strange, then, that those who wrote of him should have eked out their scanty recollec­tions with a lively fancy, and it is evident that there was enough in the little that was known of him to give opportunity to the romantic scribe; there was much in his life which was strange and terrible, in his character something outrageous, and in his fate not a little that was pathetic. I suppose Velasquez was a better painter than El Greco, but custom stales one’s admiration for him: the Cretan, sensual and tragic, proffers the mystery of his soul like a standing sacrifice. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 7, 2019, I disliked the print layout very much, it looked as though this was a printing error. It was a hazardous, though maybe a gallant thing to do, since it is probable that the legend commonly received has had no small share in the growth of Strickland’s reputation; for there are many who have been attracted to his art by the de­testation in which they held his character or the com­passion with which they regarded his death; and the son’s well-meaning efforts threw a singular chill upon the father’s admirers.

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