W. Somerset Maugham bibliography

The following is a bibliography of the works of W. Somerset Maugham, one of the most prolific and popular English writers of the 20th century.

Novels, travel, criticism, assorted non-fiction & pamphlets

<big>Novels (20)</big><br />

Liza of Lambeth (1897) <br /><br />

• T. Fisher Unwin, 1897. First Edition.
• Doran, 1921. First American Edition.
• Heinemann, 1930. Travellers' Library Edition. New 6pp Preface.
• Heinemann, 1934. The Collected Edition. New 21pp preface, greatly expanded from 1930. Reprinted in 1950 and 1951.
• Heinemann, 1947. Jubilee Edition of 1000 copies signed by Maugham. New Preface, short and not altogether important. Contains also the part of the preface to The Collected Edition that concerns the novel.
• Vintage Classics, 2000. Contains the full 1934 preface.<br />

The Making of a Saint (1898) <br /><br />

• L.C.Page, 1898. First Edition.
• T. Fisher Unwin, 1898. First English Edition.
• Kessinger Publishing, 2008. Fairly well done reprint of an illustrated American edition from 1922.

The Hero (1901) <br /><br />

• Hutchinson, 1901. First Edition.
• Kessinger Publishing, 2000. Very poor reprint, apparently of the First Edition.
• Norilana Books, 2008. Not really a reprint, but much more presentable and easy to read edition.

Mrs Craddock (1902) <br /><br />

• Heinemann, 1902. First Edition. Censored.
• Doran, 1920. First American Edition.
• Heinemann, 1928. Restored and Revised......
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