The gentleman in the parlour: A record of a journey from Rangoon to Haiphong (Armchair traveller series) - Softcover

Maugham, W. Somerset.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1557782164 ISBN 13: 9781557782168

Publisher: Paragon House Publishers, 1989

Synopsis

Maugham's travels in the 1920s. "The book is so good, and good travel books are rare . . . It has dignity and sensitiveness . . . a real contribution to the literature of travel".--Christian Science Monitor.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Best known for his novels and plays, Somerset Maugham also produced delightfully engaging and absorbing non-fiction, of which The Gentleman in the Parlour is a prime example. First published in 1935 it describes a journey the author took from Rangoon to Haipong. Whether by river to Mandalay, on horse through the mountains and forests of the Shan States to Bangkok, or onwards by sea, Maugham?s muse is in the spirit of Hazlitt, who wrote: ?It is great to shake off the trammels of the world and public opinion...and to be known by no other title than The Gentleman in the Parlour.

From the Back Cover:

“ A delightful book. It contains vivid travel impressions...and the plots for a dozen novels.” – Spectator

About this edition

• Publisher: Paragon House Publishers
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 1557782164
• ISBN 13: 9781557782168
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 306