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Somerset maugham, first published by doubleday doran in the united states in 1944, relates the experiences of a world war i pilot, larry darrell, who chooses to embrace a countercultural lifestyle as a way of dealing with his ptsd, though the syndrome is of course not identified as such in the book. Somerset maugham for iphone, ipad txt format version, file with page numbers the razors edge by w. Download the razors edge ebook pdf free therazorsedgesgs. The razors edge vintage classics kindle edition by w. Buy the razors edge vintage classics by maugham, w. The razors edge vintage international kindle edition by. A classic story by a master, the razors edge is so wellwritten that the reader glides through the story easily. Then in 1984 we watched bill murray as larry darrell. The razor s edge vintage international series by w. Its epigraph reads, the sharp edge of a razor is difficult to pass over. All our ebooks are free to download, but first you must sign in or create an account.
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Its epigraph reads, the sharp edge of a razor is difficult to pass overthus the wise say the path to salvation is hard, taken from a verse in the kathaupanishad. Somerset maugham has always been one of my most favorite authors. The progress of this spiritual odyssey involves him with some of maughams most brillant characters. There are none of the jarring grammar or punctuation gaffes included in most of today s selfpublished books, although some of the english usage is archaic and obviously british.
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