 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2023) |
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| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | William Heinemann (UK) Doubleday Doran (US) |
Publication date | 1947 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| OCLC | 2494057 |
Creatures of Circumstance is a collection of 15 short stories by the British writer W. Somerset Maugham, first published by William Heinemann in 1947.[1] It was the last collection of stories prepared by the writer.
In his introduction, Maugham writes, "Some of theses stories were written long ago, but I have left them as they were, for I did not think I could make them more readable by bringing them up to date... one story was written during the war and others since its close. They have all been published in magazines."
- ^ Maugham, W. Somerset (1874-1965) British Library, accessed 15 October 2015.