The world in general doesn'... by W. Somerset Maugham, a British Playwright

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“The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out of its comfortable habits of thought, and its first reaction is one of anger.”

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Name: W. Somerset Maugham

Nationality: British

Date of Birth: Jan 25, 1874

Date of Death: Dec 16, 1965

Profession: Playwright

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