# Plays Volume One

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- Book: [Plays Volume One](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-somerset-maugham/plays-volume-one) ([Plays Volume One.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-somerset-maugham/plays-volume-one.md))
- Authors: [William Somerset Maugham](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-somerset-maugham)
- Publisher: vintage_classics
- ISBN: 978-17-8487-212-0
- Pages: 480
- Published: 2017-02-23
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

In his day, W. Somerset Maugham was most celebrated as a playwright, and the breadth of his ability is manifested in this collection of his most popular plays. Included here are the noirish mystery The Sacred Flame , the hilarious satires The Circle , The Constant Wife , and Our Betters , and the sharp-witted drama Sheppey . Whether suspenseful or acerbically witty, these plays take a sly look at the idiosyncrasies and hypocrisies of their time.