Plaque

W. S. Maugham - Wyndham Place

Erection date: /1/2018

Inscription

William Somerset Maugham 1874 - 1965
Novelist and playwright lived here 1919 - 1923
"To acquire a habit for reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life."
City of Westminster

Site: W. S. Maugham - Wyndham Place (1 memorial)

W1, Wyndham Place, 2

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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W. S. Maugham - Wyndham Place

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W. Somerset Maugham

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