THE RAZOR'S EDGE by W. Somerset Maugham

 Links for the East Side Readers discussion

Lit Lovers Discussion Questions

More questions & discussion at Good Reads

The Razor's Edge, Classics Corner Discussion

Nice essay reviewing The Razor's Edge

Maugham and Guru from the NY Times; and from The Telegraph;

New Yorker review of the Hastings bio of Maugham;

The Guardian's review of Hastings bio

NY Times review of Hastings bio; plus an excerpt

Links to reviews of Jeffrey Meyers' biography of Maugham

Photos of Maugham

Somerset Maugham writing & giving an interview 1946 (short video)

W. Somerset Maugham on Wikipedia

Gerald Haxton - Wikipedia  (his secretary/partner)

Syrie Barnardo Maugham - Wikipedia (his wife)

William Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965. His works are in St. Louis

List of works by Maugham

Film adaptations of his works

Maugham's amazing art collection  (donated when he died to the National Theatre)

Roger Ebert reviews the 1984 film

The Razor's Edge (1946) - IMDb

The Razor's Edge (1984) - IMDb

 

Definition

Quotes from the text

The Rose by Pierre Ronsard -- Maugham inscription poem for Sophie in English Ode on a Grecian Urn. Keats, John. 1884. Maugham quotes to Isabel when discussing love & passion.

Free Razor's Edge ebook from Project Gutenberg

Downloadable copies in other ebook formats

Other free Maugham books to download

 

Ashenden by W Somerset Maugham (BBC tv 1991) 

Author surrogate - Wikipedia (Was Maugham the real narrator?)

THE RAZOR'S EDGE: True or False?

John of Ruysbroeck on Wikipedia (John Ruysbroeck=14th century mystic Maugham thinks of as Larry is describing his quest)

And if you really want to follow up: Everything you ever wanted to know about The Razor's Edge, who Larry Darrell was in real life, what happened to him, etc.