Somerset Maugham: Celebrated British Author and Spy
Photo of Maugham by Carl Van Vechten, 1934. Photo cropped. Library of Congress. William Somerset Maugham, known as Somerset Maugham, was born on January 25, 1874, in Paris, France. He spent his first ten years in Paris before moving to England for his education. He was orphaned at the age of 10 and was brought…