Robin Maugham
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Robert Cecil Romer Maugham, 2nd Viscount Maugham (17 May 1916- 13 March 1981), known as Robin Maugham, was a British novelist, playwright and travel writer.
Robin Maugham was the son of Frederic Herbert Maugham and Helen Romer. He was born into a legal dynasty and was expected to follow his father and grandfather and devote himself to the law. Although he qualified as a barrister he realised that his real calling was to follow his famous uncle William Somerset Maugham as a writer.
He wrote an autobiography, Escape From The Shadows, and books about his uncle, as well as many novels and plays.
Maugham remained unmarried and the viscountcy became extinct on his death. He had three sisters, one of which is the novelist Diana Marr-Johnson (1908-)
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[edit] Novels
- The Servant (1948), filmed by Joseph Losey
- Line on Ginger (1949),filmed by Guy Hamilton(1953)
- The Rough and the Smooth (1951), filmed by Robert Siodmak (1959)
- Behind the Mirror" (1955)
- The Man With Two Shadows" (1958)
- November Reef" (1962)
- The Green Shade (1966)
- The Second Window (1968)
- The Link; a Victorian mystery (1969)
- The Wrong People (1970) A pederastic novel set in Morocco
- The Last Encounter (1972)
- The Black Tent and other stories (1972)
- The Sign (1974)
- Knock on Teak (1976)
- Lovers in Exile(1977)
- The Dividing Line (1978)
- The Corridor (1980)
- The Deserters (1981)
[edit] Autobiography and biographical works
- Come To Dust (1945)
- Nomad (1947)
- Approach To Palestine (1947)
- North African Notebook (1948)
- Journey To Siwa (1950)
- The Slaves of Timbuktu (1961)
- The Joyita Mystery (1962)
- Somerset and All the Maughams (1966)
- Conversations with Willie (1978)
- Escape From The Shadows (1972)
- Search for Nirvana (1975)
- Willie (1979)
[edit] Sources
Robin Maugham Papers at the Harry Ransom Center
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Frederic Maugham |
Viscount Maugham 1958–1981 |
Succeeded by Extinct |
