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Historical and Cultural References in W. Somerset Maugham's Work
This post will look at the cultural and historical references Maugham mentions in some of his novels. The focus will be on the ones that Maugham is overlooked and/or not cited as examples when their usages are explained.As readers of Maugham would have noticed, one of Maugham's techniques in achieving conciseness, directness, and simplicity is the rich cultural and historical references that he uses in his books, according to the periods and places that he is situating the course of eve…