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The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham

Barbara Flynn reads from Selina Hastings's biography of Somerset Maugham, which sheds new light on his complex character

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Broadcast Sat, 7 Nov 2009, 00:30 on BBC Radio 4 but not available on BBC iPlayer.

5/5. When Gerald Haxton dies, Alan Searle becomes a major part of Maugham's life.

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