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Letters from William Somerset Maugham to Ellen Ballon
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- Philatelic record
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MS-5-2, Box 1, Folder 10
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19 pages + 19 envelopes
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Name of creator
(1874-1965)
Biographical history
William Somerset Maugham was raised by his uncle after he was orphaned at the age of 10. He qualified as a medical doctor in 1897 from St. Thomas' medical school in London, England, but soon left medicine to pursue his writing. He wrote novels, plays, and short stories. He died in Nice on December 16, 1965.
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File contains letters to Ellen Ballon from William Somerset Maugham concerning gifts, performances, visits, friends, and books. Some of the letters are also addressed to Sally "Tammie" Ryan and Ralph Gustafson.
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- English