William Somerset Maugham, playwright, novelist and short story writer was born of British parents in Paris in 1874. At the beginning of his literary career Maugham was greatly influenced by French naturalism. He says that life is too tragic and senseless to be described. A writer can't change life, he must only try to amuse his read er, stir his imagination. What about a story of two man ? I think it is my favourite story from Arakin . Why? Cause this story is so instructive for everybody. It was a funny story. Burton told us about so interesting person . He wasn't a bad chap. The author liked him. He was always well-dressed and smart-looking. He was handsome and ,of course, women liked him. A bit of money used to come in for him once a quarter and he made a bit more by card-playing. He came to see Burton in his office one day and asked him for a job. He was rather surprised. The man told him that there was no more money co...
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