As Barrett gradually and insidiously leads his employer into physical and moral degradation, the roles of master and servant will become grotesquely reversed. Seeking ease and comfort, Tony hires Barrett to cater to his needs, not realizing that his new servant has a hidden agenda. Hours of business: Mon-Fri 10 to 6 Number 46 is at the northern end of Shepherd Market, formerly the location of Shepherds bindery, a five minute walk from Green Park tube station (Jubilee, Victoria and Piccadilly lines) and only slightly more from Bond Street station.In this dark, haunting tale, Richard Merton recounts the story of his close friend, Tony, a young lawyer recently returned from the war and the subtle, sinister destruction of his personality by his servant, Barrett. We also display a selection of stock at our Mayfair shop: 46 Curzon Street Number 48 is on the south side of Bedford Square, a five minute walk from Totten ham Court Road or Goodge Street underground stations and a ten minute walk from Russell Square. Great Britain Hours of business: Mon-Fri 9:30 to 5
Our primary address is our Bloomsbury shop: Stock Code: 132004 Members of: Antiquarian Booksellers Association Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association International League of Antiquarian Booksellers An excellent copy in dust jacket, slightly worn at the edges. He's had a lot of my advice in these 15 years." The Servant, which has the double target of Britain's class system (Maugham succeeded to the family Viscountcy) and repressed homosexual desire (not that there was much repression in either Robin or Michael's cases) has proved to be his most lasting work, not least because of its brilliant film adaptation - script by Harold Pinter, directed by Joseph Losey and starring Dirk Bogarde in his first "out" role. In his memoir The World the Flesh and Myself he rather immodestly writes "I've discussed with Robin most of his books during the gestation and read them in manuscript I'm a pretty good critic, I think: having an eye for verity and a mind that spots anomalies and solecisms as a mine-detector metal. The recipient may well have been the journalist Michael Davidson who was a close friend of Maugham since 1947. Inscribed by the author: "For Michael, with best wishes from Robin 18 April '61". 8vo., original orange cloth, dust jacket.
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