THE PAINTED VEIL, A NOVEL BY W.SOMERSET MAUGHAM (BOOK REVIEW)
Hello, dear readers! In this post, I'll review The Painted Veil , a novel by British writer William Somerset Maugham. Published in 1925, this novel was initially considered controversial because of its frank portrayal of martial infidelity. However, I think the implication of diplomatic corruption and the critique of British class system had something to do with it as well. Perhaps it hit a bit too close too home for the 1920th society, and for some especially so. The author faced a lawsuit and had to change the surnames of its protagonist, something that he talks about in the Preface . Moreover, Maugham had to replace Hong Kong with an imaginary name Tching-Yen, thought, this imaginary name was not used in later editions. We don't know whether Maugham was inspired by any particular couple when writing this story, but we do know that he draw from his work experience as a doctor and his dabbling in science. This novel, whose title is a direct reference to Shelley's famous ...

Like I see you are prepare for a Xmass. That looks really yummy. xa
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These look similar to the 'moon' biscuits we make every Christmas - using my Czech grandmother's recipe. Do yours have ground almond in them? They taste so good when they are still warm and have just been dipped in icing sugar. Happy baking. And thank you for your recent very thoughtful comments - I really appreciate them. I hope you enjoy a wonderful Christmas.
ReplyDeleteI never really follow recipes, I always improvise...with varying results (sometimes catastrophic, sometimes good) but at least it makes the baking process interesting. I didn't put any almond in these ones, but that's a good idea... Traditionally we do put ground almond in many cakes.
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so nice and cut!
ReplyDeleteI´m sure dear Ivana, that your cakes are really yummy! And interesting that you always improvise, this is what I mostly do when I cook :) To be honest I´m too lazy at the moment for baking ;)
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ReplyDeleteSo precious, they look lovely and yummy!! I hope you get all your baking done, I haven't even started, haha :) So behind. xx
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ReplyDeleteBaš tako! :) A treba i sve to pojesti, što nije problem :D Mnogo slatko :)
ReplyDeleteThese look yummy! My mum and sister made cookies yesterday which I´m eating right now xD
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I love baking cookies too, but unfortunately in my family no one likes to eat my bakery:( Your cookies look tasty, probably you can share a recipe next time:)
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