Robin Maugham
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Robin Maugham is a pseudonym of Robert Cecil Romer Maugham. He was 2nd Viscount Maugham, known as Robin Maugham, and a British author. Trained as a barrister, he served with distinction in World War II, and wrote a successful novella The Servant, later filmed with Dirk Bogarde and James Fox. This was followed by over thirty books including novels, travelogues, plays and biographical works. In the House of Lords, he drew attention to human trafficking as the new slavery. His uncle is W. Somerset Maugham. - Wikipedia
Books
Nomad
An account of the author's travels in the Levant (Near East) during World War II and after, and his impressions of persons and places in Arab lands.
The slaves of Timbuktu
Robert Cecil Romer Maugham, 2nd Viscount Maugham, known as Robin Maugham, was a British author. In the House of Lords, he drew attention to human trafficking as the new slavery in his maiden speech. This book is about his trip through Mali and the slavery he fould there in 1958.
The barrier
Frontispiece and 5pp. illustration, all in mild color
Somerset and all the Maughams
Biographical essay on W. Somerset Maugham. Includes information about his family.
The deserters
"A ... history of ordinary soldiers struggling on the front lines, [this book] offers a ... new perspective on the Second World War ... [delving] deep into army archives, personal diaries, court-martial records, and self-published memoirs to produce this ... portrait of men overlooked by their commanders and ignored by history"--Dust jacket flap.