Novelist concealing disgusted expression in polite greeting to woman

• "The Razor's Edge" novelist
• "Of Human Bondage" author Somerset ___
• Writer's way to address monarch, hiding expression of distaste
• "The Razor's Edge" author
• English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories (1874-1965)
• "Of Human Bondage" author
• "Strictly Personal" author, 1941

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Maugham is a surname most commonly associated with the English literary family. The name is a variant of Malham, Malgham, and Malghum. Families with the name originate from the area surrounding Malham and Kirkby Malham . Well-known persons with this surname ...