W. Somerset Maughamâ€™s â€œBefore the Partyâ€ is a novelette first published in the December 1922 edition of â€œNashâ€™s Magazine.â€ After the death of her husband, an

Before the Party

W. Somerset Maughamâ€™s â€œBefore the Partyâ€ is a novelette first published in the December 1922 edition of â€œNashâ€™s Magazine.â€ After the death of her husband, an alcoholic colonial administrator in Borneo, Millicent returns to England to live with her parents and sister. Did Millicentâ€™s husband die of a fever, as Millicent claims, or was his throat cut? And if the latter, was it suicide or homicide? Sample passage: Mrs. Skinner had thought it very peculiar that her daughter should have no photographs of Harold in her room. Indeed she had spoken of it once, but Millicent had made no reply. Millicent had been strangely silent since she came back from Borneo, and had not encouraged the sympathy Mrs. Skinner would have been so willing to show her. She seemed unwilling to speak of her great loss. Sorrow took people in different ways. Her husband had said the best thing was to leave her alone. The thought of him turned her ideas to the party they were going to.
Country USA
Brand CREATESPACE
Manufacturer CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
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EANs 9781497372900
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	CREATESPACE
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781497372900
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Before the Party