Liza of Lambeth
by William Somerset Maugham
Liza of Lambeth (1897) was Maugham's first novel composed while he was a doctor in Lambeth. It became an instant success, allowing him to quit his practice and focus on writing full-time.
[Photo by Alves Gaspar, The Big Ben, view from the Thames, London, 2007.]
Return to the William Somerset Maugham library.