The Trembling of a Leaf
1921 collection of short stories by W. Somerset Maugham / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Trembling of a Leaf: Little Stories of the South Sea Islands is a collection of short stories by W. Somerset Maugham, first published in New York in 1921 by the George H. Doran Company.[1][2]
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Author | W. Somerset Maugham |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Short stories |
Publisher | George H. Doran Company |
Publication date | 1921 |
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The stories are prefaced by a quotation by Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve: "L'extrême félicité à peine séparée par une feuille tremblante de l'extrême désespoir, n'est-ce pas la vie?" ("Extreme happiness, hardly separated by a trembling leaf from extreme despair: is that not life?")