The tragedy of love is indifference.

William Somerset Maugham

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Topic

Unrequited love Dangers of love Love

Speaker

Neilson

Author

William Somerset Maugham

Source

Red The Trembling of a Leaf

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1921 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Maugham. William Somerset. The Trembling of a Leaf: Little Stories of the South Sea Islands. George H. Doran Company, 1921.

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