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Thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it! As expressed above, great story and excellent narration. Thank you for your work x

What a fabulous story! Why hasn't this been made into a film? It is timeless and full of humanity.

What a snob Somerset Maugham is! I love it. Like Henry James but with a cutting wit and dripping irony. Tell me more... And AI is cerainly no match for Alfred Molino ❤❤❤

Purely delightful! A tale of authenticity of self, kindness, and acceptance.

Molina reading Maugham, how fabulous. And one of the authors best short stories. I’m so glad in those days most authors didn’t ‘’Kill their Darlings’ however, the background music I could have strangled.

Exceptional

another pearl !

So enjoyed this , thank you ❤xx

This poohbah of a writer was obsessed with women's age and appearance and considered himself such a catch at any age but his own skin was so much like a reptile's that he was nick-named lizard not only for that but for his other characteristics as well.

Wonderful narrator of a great story Thankyou

Wow... Somerset Maugham... one of the best........ ❤

One of my favourite Maugham stories, beeautifully read. 😊🎉

He is simply BRILLIANT! Thank you!

A seminar in Vienna with an expert, some glimpses for you..

What a delightful story, beautifully read by Alfred Molina. Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely wonderful , thank you 😊

Love these stories but the music is extremely annoying and wakes me up.

Ah - the power of a great haircut and beautiful clothes - the right frock can raise the dead!

The background music is truly distructing. Its too loud too. The narrator's voice is sufficient without it. Thank you so much.

Не пойму Лурия и его школа что являются приверженцами Фрейда? Вроде как уже так много развенчаний Фрейда

Thank you

Perfect.

Great story, well read. The piano is unnecessary and distracting.

I loved that; Thank-You!!

Wonderful!

A lovely story of a wonderful May December romance and the beauty of a lively personality.

Alfred Molina the actor who always played the villain in Westerns due to his handsome, dark looks and Hispanic heritage? Isn't he the one who played the bad guy in the comedy Western Maverick?

OMG stop stop misleading people. Load of CRAP 😱🤧🥵🤬🤮

Excellent. The music is annoying

Always loved this story.

More, please

Love Maugham

A perfect pairing of story and reader. Bravo!

Delightful and wonderful twists and turns!❤

The narrator has the most beautifully elegant, softly spoken voice. Absolute perfection to tell this story which turns convention on its head as he did in his own scandalous life. ❤❤❤xxx

Excellent story. Mr. Molina's complimentary narration. So much better than the souless A I that seems to be " en vogue " Background music superfluous.

I'm glad its almost midnightt, here north of Tokyo, because I'm also struck dumb by the wit of Mr. Maugham. Good night

Wonderful hated to see his story end.

Thanks for posting! Fan of Maugham, don't remember reading this one.

What a delightful story. I ' m chuckling away gently.

A wonderful story of someone being themself . Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️3/6/24

Somerset takes me back to a Britain of my father's time of my family and our travels around the world with the Diplomatic Service. Of the English reserve and eccentricity and this Somerset conveys it all for us middle class English. We were trained never to talk about emotional issues always polite conversation. Yes to others we must seem a peculiar lot. We are we are English through and through.

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I must say, this is a timeless story to aspire to for everyone. We should continue to grow. We should continue to strive. We, should all strive to enhance and find the uniqueness in ourselves and others, to brighten our satisfactorily bland lives we settle into. Who knew a parable could be so priceless. Thank Jane and Gilbert in their example

Wonderfully entertaining.

Beautiful story!

I've read and reread my copy of a collection of Somerset Maugham's short stories that it's falling apart. They are absolutely wonderful, and time after time totally unexpected.

Absolutely delightful

Beautiful narration.Thank you 😊

such a wonderful story!