Liza of Lambeth

from benjamin.duffy

Liza of Lambeth was Maugham's first published novel, and it shows. Some of his future strengths are hinted at here: the dialogue is earthy and believable (though his insistence on spelling out the dialect phonetically becomes tedious, almost like listening to a "book on CD" narrated by Eliza Dool...

from zasmine

Liza of Lambeth is absolutely not the book to taste Maugham's writing. I understand that this was his first book and that is probably the reason I picked it up and I usually like to disprove writer's 'best sellers'. Well, I was wrong. Liza is charming, some of her attributes are endearing, like h...

from hellbent

One of Maugham's earliest, but not best.

from bibleblaster

Classic tragic tale of a good girl gone bad and the sorrow that ensues. I read it now as we prepare for an upcoming trip to London (and it showed up in a "London in fiction" list), and because I've liked other Maugham books (and may check out the new biography). Worth reading.

from firedog

This was Somerset Maugham's first novel. It gives a good picture of working class life in late 19th century England. The novel covers 4 months in the love life of Liza, an 18 year old girl living with her near invalid mother. It's certainly not very complimentary of men during this time. There is...