William Somerset Maugham — Mrs. Craddock

London, William Heinemann, 1902. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel on late Victorian society and a woman's place in it by W. Somerset Maugham. The first edition, first impression.'Mrs. Craddock' follows an attractive and rich young woman who marries below her station. As their marriage begins to fall apart, Bertha is forced to assess her choice of husband and life. This was a popular novel when first published, though the publisher had taken many passages out of the book, which were predicted to offend readers. It wasn't until 1938 that the original non-bowdlerized version of the novel was published.Written by W. Somerset Maugham, an English author known for his plays and novels, such as his debut 'Liza of Lambeth&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Cloth is rubbed. Loss to the extremities, head and tail of the spine, and to the joints. Lifting to the rear joint. Spine is a little faded. Front hinge is tender, rear hinge is strained. Torn institutional label to the front paste down. Internally, binding is strained in places. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots. Chip to page 241/241, with marginal loss to two words. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .