Somerset Maugham lived at his Villa Mauresque in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. He bought the property in 1926 from a bishop and created one of the most beautiful artistic gardens in the world. In 1960, returning from a trip to the Far East, he was greeted by his secretary and companion Alan Searl and his canaries. Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 1960.
In the garden of his Villa Mauresque, Somerset Maugham is greeted by his secretary and companion, Alan Searle, upon returning from a trip to the Far East. Searle holds a domed birdcage containing the writer’s canaries, bringing a smile to Maugham’s face, seen here in profile. Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, 1960.
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