The Moon and Sixpence orders by W. Somerset Maugham Rare 1919 Edition

It is told in episodic form by a first-person narrator providing a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character, Charles Strickland, a middle-aged English stockbroker, who abandons his wife and orders children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. The story is, in part, based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin.

Published by Grosset & Dunlap Publishers