Immerse yourself in the mystery and intrigue of medieval Italy in this engrossing novel from W. Somerset Maugham, the author of such timeless classics as Of Human Bondage and The Razor’s Edge. Though the action of the narrative recounts the way that Filippo Bandolini came to be recognized as a saint, the ups and downs of the protagonist’s life clearly illustrate that the path to righteousness is not always an easy one.

Island hoping across the South Pacific, the esteemed Dr. Saunders is offered passage by Captain Nichols and his companion Fred Blake, two men who appear unsavory, yet any means of transportation is hard to resist. The trip turns turbulent, however, when a vicious storm forces them to seek shelter on the remote island of Kanda. There these three men fall under the spell of the sultry and stunningly beautiful Louise, and their story spirals into a wicked tale of love, murder, jealousy, and suicide.\n\nA tense, exotic tale of love, jealousy, murder and suicide, which evolved from a passage in Maugham’s earlier masterpiece, The Moon and Sixpence.

Maugham found a parallel to the turmoil of our own times in the duplicity, intrigue and sensuality of the Italian Renaissance. Then and Now enters the world of Machiavelli, and covers three important months in the career of that crafty politician, worldly seducer and high priest of schemers.

Знаменитый роман Моэма «Узорный покров» – полная трагизма история любви, разворачивающаяся в небольшом городке в Китае, куда приезжают бороться с эпидемией холеры молодой английский бактериолог с женой.

Знаменитый роман Моэма «Узорный покров» – полная трагизма история любви, разворачивающаяся в небольшом городке в Китае, куда приезжают бороться с эпидемией холеры молодой английский бактериолог с женой.