(a) He made his first appearance in literature by writing “Liza of Lambeth”, a realistic study on the life of low neighbourhood in London.

(b) Some of his well-known plays are “Mrs. Cardilac”, “Lady Frederick” and so on.

(c) He was born in Paris in 1874.

(d) This brought for him a good name.

(e) He wrote a few other novels too.

(f) William Somerset Maugham was one of the greatest short story writers of modern time.

(g) Despite being a doctor, he gave up medicine for literature because of having no charm.

(h) Then he took to writing plays.