Description
Somerset and All the Maughams, as the title implies, is not just a biography. It is partly a quest for the roots of the family from which sprang, in particular, two remarkable men: Robin Maugham's father, a Lord Chancellor of England; and his uncle, one of the most famous writers of this century. The unfolding of family history is as fascinating as the constant flow of intimate personal stories about these two strange brothers -the austere and inhibited lawyer and the cosmopolitan artist who, throughout their long lives, lost no opportunity of showing their intense disapproval of each other.
'Fascinating book Lord Maugham is a brilliant observer and reporter' - Cyril Connolly in the Sunday Times
'Contains some rare nuggets of information and some rare comedy' - Malcolm Muggeridge in the Observer
Very entertaining and vastly readable' - A. L. Rowse
ISBN:0140039066
