Who knew Virgina Woolf and Somerset Maugham shared a birthday!  I wonder if they ever shared a cake celebrating.

vintageanchor:

“I would sooner read a time-table or a catalogue than nothing at all. They are much more entertaining than half the novels that are written.”
—W. Somerset Maugham

Happy 138th birthday William Somerset Maugham from Vintage Books and all your fans.  Mr. Maugham was born on January 25 , 1874 in the British embassy in Paris, France.

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    Who knew Virgina Woolf...shared a birthday! I wonder if they ever shared a cake...
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    Looks like Vito Corleone.
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    Maugham’s my favorite author.
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