The book "Selected Stories" — Яковлева ОльгаW. S. Maugham is one of the best known English writers nowadays. He is not only a novelist of considerable rank, but also one of the most successful dramatists and short-story writers. He says that life is too tragic and senseless to be described. A writer can't change life, he must only try to amuse his reader, stir his imagination. And this is where Maugham achieves perfection: his stories are always fascinating. | 
