William Somerset Maugham (25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was a
British playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era
and reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s. His partially
autobiographical novel Of Human Bondage (1915) is generally acknowledged as his
masterpiece and is one of the best realistic English novels on the early 20th
century. Among his best works are The Moon and Sixpence (1919), The Painted
Veil (1925), Cakes and Ale (1930) and Cataline: A Romance (1948).
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