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The painted veil, by W. Somerset Maugham

Label
The painted veil, by W. Somerset Maugham
Language
eng
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
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Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Main title
The painted veil
Oclc number
71754027
Responsibility statement
by W. Somerset Maugham
Summary
Kitty Fane is the beautiful but shallow wife of Walter, a bacteriologist stationed in Hong Kong. Unsatisfied by her marriage, she starts an affair with Charles Townsend, a man whom she finds charming, attractive and exciting. But when Walter discovers her deception, he exacts a strange but terrible vengeance: Kitty must accompany him to his new posting in remote mainland China, where a cholera epidemic rages
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