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Cakes and Ale, or, The Skeleton in the Cupboard (1930) is a novel by the British author W. Somerset Maugham. Maugham exposes the misguided social snobbery levelled at the character Rosie Driffield, whose frankness, honesty, and sexual freedom make her a target of conservative opprobrium.
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Cakes and Ale, comic novel by W. Somerset Maugham, published in 1930. The story is told by Willie Ashenden, a character who previously appeared in Maugham’s short-story collection Ashenden. A novelist, Ashenden is befriended by the ambitious, self-serving Alroy Kear, who has been commissioned to.
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3.78. 7,310 ratings704 reviews. Cakes and Ale is a delicious satire of London literary society between the Wars. Social climber Alroy Kear is flattered when he is selected by Edward Driffield's wife to pen the official biography of her lionized novelist husband, and determined to write a bestseller. But then Kear discovers the great novelist's ...
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Cakes and ale is a phrase from Shakespeare's works that symbolizes the fleeting nature of earthly pleasures. It also reflects on the human inclination to seek joy, the tension between virtue and indulgence, and the existential reflections on life's impermanence.
A study guide for the novel Cakes and Ale by W. Somerset Maugham, a satire of the literary world and the human condition. The guide covers the plot, characters, themes, and literary techniques of the novel, as well as the historical and social context of the settings of Blackstable, Yonkers, and London.
9 de jul. de 2021 · Internet Archive. Language. English. 196 pages ; 20 cm. "Cakes and Ale aroused a storm of controversy when it was first published in 1930. It is both a wickedly satirical novel about contemporary literary poseurs and a skillfully crafted study of freedom.
Cakes and Ale, or, The Skeleton in the Cupboard (1930) is a novel by the British author W. Somerset Maugham. Maugham exposes the misguided social snobbery levelled at the character Rosie Driffield, whose frankness, honesty, and sexual freedom make her a target of conservative opprobrium.
