Project Gutenberg 2014-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 289 Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset) 1874 1965 Maugham, William Somerset Maugham, Somerset The Merry-go-round Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Merry-go-round" by W. Somerset Maugham is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins to unfold through the interactions of Miss Elizabeth Dwarris, a wealthy and overbearing woman, and her equally stubborn cousin, Miss Ley. The narrative introduces themes of family dynamics, power, and independence, specifically revolving around the tyrannical presence of Miss Dwarris in the lives of her relatives. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Miss Elizabeth Dwarris, who wielded her wealth to manipulate and subdue her poorer relatives. She takes delight in controlling their thoughts and actions, deriving pleasure from their discomfort. Particularly noteworthy is her contentious relationship with Miss Ley, who is uniquely able to challenge Dwarris with her wit and bluntness. Their exchanges hint at a longstanding feud, illustrating the tension between authority and rebellion within family structures. The opening portion effectively sets the stage for a story that promises to explore complex interpersonal relationships and the consequences of power and independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Single women -- Fiction Social classes -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Husband and wife -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 740824 740952 2024-09-19T16:07:21.156157 2023-09-20T12:05:48.825046 text/html text/html 781138 2021-12-27T08:31:55 text/html 363867 2024-09-19T16:07:30.689136 application/epub+zip 364911 2024-09-19T16:07:22.775167 application/epub+zip 364911 2024-09-19T16:07:21.836145 application/epub+zip 592360 2024-09-19T16:07:37.014116 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 565578 2024-09-19T16:07:30.035122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 566357 2022-09-21T12:43:07.695813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 702224 702185 2024-09-19T16:07:19.975190 2023-09-20T12:05:47.572054 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 702002 2021-12-27T08:32:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19317 2024-09-19T16:07:37.145075 application/rdf+xml 12454 2024-09-19T16:07:22.201206 image/jpeg 3265 2024-09-19T16:07:22.022145 image/jpeg 265287 2021-12-27T08:32:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 273551 2021-12-27T08:32:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 320623 2024-09-19T16:07:21.219165 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia