Orientations 1899 T. Fisher Unwin
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| Record Number | MMC_S_O1899TFU |
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| Title | Orientations |
| Creator | W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965) |
| Format | Print Book |
| Genre / Form | Short Stories |
| Publisher | London : T. Fisher Unwin |
| Date | June 1899 |
| Language | English and French (epigraph) |
| Physical Description | p. [ii] advertisements, p. [v] dedication to Mrs. Edward Johnston, 278 pages | 21 cm | hardcover |
| Identifier - Edition | First edition, first issue |
| Identifier - Cover Colour (Approximate) | #172221 (Bunker) |
| Identifier - Dust Jacket | No dust jacket |
| Identifier - Other Catalogues | Stott A3a |
| Description - Table of Contents | THE PUNCTILIOUSNESS OF DON SEBASTIAN 3 A BAD EXAMPLE 37 DE AMICITIA 97 FAITH 133 THE CHOICE OF AMYNTAS 165 DAISY 219 |
| Notes | Stott mentions 3 bindings, and this copy is differentiated by the top gilt edge and the spine with gold letters. It isn't clear whether this is binding (i) or (ii) as the colour, after over a hundred years, is hard to tell. Stott also mentions a misprint in the whole printing, but the page number he gives is wrong. It should be on p. 63. I include here two reader's reports on two of the stories in this collection: "There is some ability in this, but not very much. Mr. Maugham has imagination and he can write prettily, but his satire against Society is not deep enough or humorous enough to command attention. He should be advised to try the humbler magazines for a time, and if he tries anything more important to send it to us" (by Edward Garnett on "A Bad Example," cited in Stott, p. 27). "In some respects this story is not very artistic. Nevertheless [it] is very effective. It is strong and able, and the end undoubtedly has emotional force. In fact, the story hits one—there is no denying that: we believe the story will hit every reader.... We believe the story will meet with a good reception, and will increase Mr. Maugham's reputation. And we should call it a publisher's mistake for Fisher Unwin to lose an opportunity of issuing a volume of such stories" (by Edward Garnett on "Daisy," cited in Stott, p. 27). |
| Subject | Short Stories, English |
| Provenance | Mudie's Library |
| Cost | US$90 in 2010 6s. in 1899 | 2,000 copies |
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