W. Somerset Maugham Books in Order

How many W. Somerset Maugham books are there?

W. Somerset Maugham has 89 books, released between 1897 and 2009. 2 of them were published after W. Somerset Maugham's death in 1965.

W. Somerset Maugham Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 89 W. Somerset Maugham books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

W. Somerset Maugham books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Do you have to read W. Somerset Maugham books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 89 W. Somerset Maugham books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with W. Somerset Maugham

Start with Liza of Lambeth (1897), the earliest published title.

What is the newest W. Somerset Maugham book?

The Skeptical Romancer (2009) is the newest W. Somerset Maugham book released so far.

Is there a new W. Somerset Maugham book coming?

No next W. Somerset Maugham book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Award nominations for W. Somerset Maugham

Wikidata records 6 nominations for W. Somerset Maugham. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.

• Nobel Prize in Literature1965Shortlisted
• Nobel Prize in Literature1964Shortlisted
• Nobel Prize in Literature1962Shortlisted
• Nobel Prize in Literature1961Shortlisted
• Nobel Prize in Literature1959Shortlisted
• Nobel Prize in Literature1955Shortlisted

W. Somerset Maugham at a glance

Died

W. Somerset Maugham died in 1965, according to Wikidata.

After death

Books credited to W. Somerset Maugham are still being published after W. Somerset Maugham's death in 1965; the newest appeared in 2009.

Release pace

W. Somerset Maugham books have appeared about one a year on average.

Length

9,976 pages across the 40 of 89 books with a recorded length, a median of 235 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most W. Somerset Maugham books, 18 of 89, were published in the 1930s.

When W. Somerset Maugham books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when W. Somerset Maugham titles appeared. 1930s was the most productive decade with 18 titles.

What the W. Somerset Maugham books are about

38 of the 89 W. Somerset Maugham books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: british is tagged on 8 of 38. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• British 8 of 38 books
• Short stories 8 of 38 books
• Fiction in English 7 of 38 books
• English fiction 6 of 38 books
• Biography 5 of 38 books
• Authors 4 of 38 books
• Manners and customs 4 of 38 books
• Travel 4 of 38 books
• English language 3 of 38 books
• History 3 of 38 books
• Psychological fiction 3 of 38 books