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W. Somerset Maugham Books in Order

89 books are credited to W. Somerset Maugham, published between 1897 and 2009; 2 of them appeared after W. Somerset Maugham's death in 1965. The first book is Liza of Lambeth (1897) and the newest is The Skeptical Romancer (2009). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
89
Published
1897–2009
Pages on record
9,976 in 40 of 89 books
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Photo of W. Somerset Maugham, author of the Collected Short Stories of/Novellas series

W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was an English novelist, playwright and short story writer. Born in Paris and schooled in England, Maugham qualified as a physician in London in 1897 and never practised, publishing Liza of Lambeth the same year - a novel of slum life. The stage brought fame first: by 1908 four Maugham plays ran at once in the West End. The catalogue records 89 titles dated 1897 to 2009, averaging 235 pages, with the 1930s the busiest decade. Travel writing and biography sit beside the fiction, and a Collected Short Stories line gathers the shorter work.

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 September 2026.

  1. Cover of Liza of Lambeth by W. Somerset Maugham (1897)
  2. Cover of The Merry-Go-Round by W. Somerset Maugham (1904)
  3. Cover of The Explorer by W. Somerset Maugham (1907)
  4. Cover of Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham (1915)
  5. Cover of The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham (1919)
  6. Cover of The Unknown by W. Somerset Maugham (1920)
  7. Cover of Far Eastern Tales by W. Somerset Maugham (1921)
  8. Cover of The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham (1925)
  9. Cover of Ashenden by W. Somerset Maugham (1927)
  10. Cover of The Letter by W. Somerset Maugham (1927)
  11. Cover of The Constant Wife by W. Somerset Maugham (1927)
  12. Cover of The Sacred Flame by W. Somerset Maugham (1928)
  13. Cover of The Gentleman in the Parlour by W. Somerset Maugham (1930)
  14. Cover of Cakes and Ale by W. Somerset Maugham (1930)
  15. Cover of The Narrow Corner by W. Somerset Maugham (1932)
  16. Cover of For Services Rendered by W. Somerset Maugham (1932)
  17. Cover of Sheppey by W. Somerset Maugham (1933)
  18. Cover of Cosmopolitans by W. Somerset Maugham (1936)
  19. Cover of Theatre by W. Somerset Maugham (1937)
  20. Cover of The Summing Up by W. Somerset Maugham (1938)
  21. Cover of Christmas Holiday by W. Somerset Maugham (1939)
  22. Cover of Up at the Villa by W. Somerset Maugham (1941)
  23. Cover of The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham (1944)
  24. Cover of Then and Now by W. Somerset Maugham (1946)
  1. 1
    Liza of Lambeth1897 · 124 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1897124
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  2. 2
    The Making Of A Saint1898 · confirmed 1/4
    1898–
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  3. 3
    Orientations1899 · confirmed 1/4
    1899–
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  4. 4
    The Hero1901 · confirmed 1/4
    1901–
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  5. 5
    Mrs Craddock1902 · 268 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1902268
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  6. 6
    A Man of Honour1903 · confirmed 1/4
    1903–
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  7. 7
    The Merry-Go-Round1904 · 340 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1904340
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  8. 8
    The Land of the Blessed Virgin1905 · confirmed 1/4
    1905–
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  9. 9
    The Bishop's Apron1906 · 132 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1906132
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  10. 10
    The Explorer1907 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1907188
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  11. 11
    The Magician1908 · 203 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1908203
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  12. 12
    Mrs. Dot1912 · confirmed 1/4
    1912–
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  13. 13
    Jack Straw1912 · confirmed 1/4
    1912–
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  14. 14
    Penelope1912 · confirmed 1/4
    1912–
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  15. 15
    Lady Frederick1912 · confirmed 1/4
    1912–
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  16. 16
    The Tenth Man1913 · confirmed 1/4
    1913–
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  17. 17
    Smith1913 · confirmed 1/4
    1913–
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  18. 18
    Landed Gentry1913 · confirmed 1/4
    1913–
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  19. 19
    The Land of Promise1914 · confirmed 1/4
    1914–
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  20. 20
    Of Human Bondage1915 · 704 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1915704
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  21. 21
    The Unattainable1916 · confirmed 1/4
    1916–
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  22. 22
    The Moon and Sixpence1919 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1919192
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  23. 23
    The Unknown1920 · 180 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1920180
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  24. 24
    Rain1921 · confirmed 1/4
    1921–
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  25. 25
    The Trembling of a Leaf1921 · 138 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1921138
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  26. 26
    Far Eastern Tales1921 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1921288
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  27. 27
    The Circle1921 · confirmed 1/4
    1921–
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  28. 28
    On A Chinese Screen1922 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1922152
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  29. 29
    East of Suez1922 · confirmed 1/4
    1922–
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  30. 30
    Caesar's Wife1922 · confirmed 1/4
    1922–
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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.

Collected Short Stories of/Novellas

4 books

4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

85 books

85 W. Somerset Maugham titles here are not listed as part of any series.

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.

  • 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.

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