RAIN and Other Short Stories

William Somerset Maugham 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was a British playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s. After losing both his parents by the age of 10, Maugham was raised by a paternal uncle who was emotionally cold. Not wanting to become a lawyer like other men in his family, Maugham eventually trained and qualified as a physician. The initial run of his first novel, Liza of Lambeth (1897), sold out so rapidly that Maugham gave up medicine to write full-time.
For many readers and critics, the best of Maugham is in his short stories. Raphael writes that Maugham became widely regarded as the supreme English exponent of the form – "both the magazine squib and the more elaborate conte". Most were first published in weekly or monthly magazines and later collected in book form.

CONTENTS I. RAIN II. THE OUTSTATION III. THE LION'S SKIN IV. THE FALL OF EDWARD BARNARD V. GERMAN HARRY VI. THE LOTUS EATER VII. RED VIII. A MAN WITH THE CONSCIENCE IX. THE VERGER X. JANE XI. THE THREE FAT WOMAN OF ANTIBES