W. Somerset Maugham 
The Trembling of a Leaf (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) 

This 1921 collection by Maugham contains what is perhaps his single most famous short story, ‘Rain, ‘ the tale of a South Seas missionary who becomes obsessed with a prostitute.  But there are other gems here, including ‘The Fall of Edward Barnard, ‘ in which the kernel of The Razor’s Edge may be discerned. 

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