Liza of Lambeth by Somerset Maugham

by Somerset Maugham

Overview

LIZA OF LAMBETH was the first novel by English writer and playwright Somerset Maugham. Set in late 19th-century London, it depicts the short life of Liza Kemp, an 18-year-old factory worker who lives together with her aging mother in Lambeth, a poor, working-class slum of London.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013139459
Publisher:	Halcyon Press Ltd.
Publication date:	07/26/2011
Series:	Halcyon Classics , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	394 KB

About the Author

W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was an English playwright and writer. He was a popular and prolific author, producing twenty novels, more than two dozen plays, and numerous articles, short stories, and travelogues. In addition to his literary success, Maugham was one of the first writers to make significant earnings from film adaptations and was perhaps the highest-paid author during the 1930s.