The Vessel
6 hrs. 59 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Maugham Somerset
Author
Maugham Somerset
Narrator
Filipp Matveev-Vitovsky
Narrator
Filipp Matveev-Vitovsky
Description
A classic of English literature.
From the author of novels “The Theatre,” “The Burden of Human Passions,” and “The Moon and Sixpence.”
Somerset Maugham is one of the most popular English writers of the first half of the 20th century.
At the center of the novel “Cakes and Ale, or The Skeleton in the Cupboard” is the fate of the famous English writer Edward Driffield, whose creative path was controversial and thorny. In the early days of his career, he was known as an unsophisticated realist whom the whole town despised—and the literary circles rejected. At the end of his life, however, he became a recognized classic. Does this prove that a writer is not just a profession, but a special way of thinking and acting?
The story described in “The Narrow Corner” spreads from the shores of China to the ports of Australia. Dr. Saunders is forced to go to sea with two untrustworthy strangers: the cunning Captain Nichols and an Australian with a dark past, Fred. Because of a fierce storm, the three are forced to take shelter on one of the tropical islands, where they meet the kind Erik Christensen and his icy, beautiful fiancée, Louise. Exactly in this paradise place, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a sea journey turns into a journey through human souls.
From the author of novels “The Theatre,” “The Burden of Human Passions,” and “The Moon and Sixpence.”
Somerset Maugham is one of the most popular English writers of the first half of the 20th century.
At the center of the novel “Cakes and Ale, or The Skeleton in the Cupboard” is the fate of the famous English writer Edward Driffield, whose creative path was controversial and thorny. In the early days of his career, he was known as an unsophisticated realist whom the whole town despised—and the literary circles rejected. At the end of his life, however, he became a recognized classic. Does this prove that a writer is not just a profession, but a special way of thinking and acting?
The story described in “The Narrow Corner” spreads from the shores of China to the ports of Australia. Dr. Saunders is forced to go to sea with two untrustworthy strangers: the cunning Captain Nichols and an Australian with a dark past, Fred. Because of a fierce storm, the three are forced to take shelter on one of the tropical islands, where they meet the kind Erik Christensen and his icy, beautiful fiancée, Louise. Exactly in this paradise place, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a sea journey turns into a journey through human souls.
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