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That old storyteller Somerset Maugham expounds his literary theorizing to the full at the outset of "Quartet." It seems that during his lifetime he has woven his experiences into his stories till now, looking back, he can't separate the fact from the fiction. Perhaps it was this sort of profundity that led critics to label him "superficial" at the age of sixty. But what Maugham lacks in depth he often makes up for in speed. His talents as playwright often outshone his skill with fiction for the very reason that the man could make a clever little plot move...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MOVIEGOER | 9/28/1949 | See Source »

Quartet. Skillful British treatment of four Somerset Maugham short stories (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Current & Choice, Sep. 12, 1949 | 9/12/1949 | See Source »

Quartet. A skillful British treatment of four Somerset Maugham stories (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Current & Choice, Aug. 29, 1949 | 8/29/1949 | See Source »

Quartet. A skillful British treatment of four Somerset Maugham stories (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Current & Choice, Aug. 22, 1949 | 8/22/1949 | See Source »

Quartet. A deft British foursome of Somerset Maugham short stories (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Current & Choice, Aug. 15, 1949 | 8/15/1949 | See Source »

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