Although married to Syrie Wellcome, Maugham considered himself both bisexual and homosexual at different points in his life. The latter, an autobiographical novel, earned Maugham a reputation as one of the twentieth century’s leading authors, and continues to be recognized as his masterpiece. Over his 65-year career, he experimented in form and genre with such works as Lady Frederick (1907), a play, The Magician (1908), an occult novel, and Of Human Bondage (1915). Emboldened by its popular and critical success, he dropped his pursuit of medicine to devote himself entirely to literature. There, he published Liza of Lambeth (1897), his debut novel. After completing his degree, Maugham moved to London to begin medical school. In Germany, he had his first affair with an older man and embarked on a career as a professional writer. He struggled to fit in as a student at The King’s School in Canterbury and demanded his uncle send him to Heidelberg University, where he studied philosophy and literature. Born in Paris, he was orphaned as a boy and sent to live with an emotionally distant uncle. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer.
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