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The Explorer

William Somerset Maugham

Hamlyn's Purlieu, a palatial estate, had belonged to the Allertons for 300 years. And with each generation the Allertons grew prouder. But at length Purlieu came into the hands of Fred Allerton; and the gods, blind for so long to the prosperity of this house, determined now, it seemed, to wreak their malice. "The Explorer" is the story of the Allertons, Fred and his children, as they deal with the loss of their birthright. Fred squanders the family fortune and dishonors the family name. His children, Lucy and George, try to pick up the pieces when what they assume is theirs is taken from them. A powerful exploration of relationships and familial bonds by a true master of the human psyche.

GenresLiterature & FictionDramas & PlaysBritish & Irish

204 pages, 23 editions

English edition · First published 1969 by Penguin Books · ISBN 9780140029062

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Editions

23 editions

English

  • The Explorer · Penguin Books · 1969 · ISBN 9780140029062 This page
  • The Explorer · Creative Media Partners, LLC · 2025 · ISBN 9781023173698
  • The Explorer · Zinc Read · 2024 · ISBN 9789361379116
  • The Explorer · Interactive Media · 2018 · ISBN 9781787249196
  • The Explorer · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 2018 · ISBN 9781726176538
  • The Explorer · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 2017 · ISBN 9781974217892
  • The Explorer · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 2017 · ISBN 9781977671059
  • The Explorer · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 2017 · ISBN 9781981380978
  • The Explorer · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 2016 · ISBN 9781523440382
  • The Explorer · Independent Publishers Group (Chicago Review Press) · 2015 · ISBN 9783956763809
  • The Explorer · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 2015 · ISBN 9781515364672
  • The Explorer · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 2015 · ISBN 9781518719196
  • The Explorer · BiblioBazaar · 2015 · ISBN 9781347260302
  • The Explorer · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 2014 · ISBN 9781499208276
  • The Explorer · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 2014 · ISBN 9781500590130
  • The Explorer · Classic Books · 2013 · ISBN 9780742631878
  • The Explorer · Nabu Press · 2010 · ISBN 9781177694568
  • The Explorer · Nabu Press · 2010 · ISBN 9781177593373
  • The Explorer · Wildside Press, LLC · 2009 · ISBN 9781434402615
  • The Explorer · Aegypan · 2005 · ISBN 9781598186666
  • The Explorer · Wildside Press, LLC · 2004 · ISBN 9780809587704
  • The Explorer · Classic Books · 2001 · ISBN 9780742681873
  • The explorer · Amereon Limited · 1996 · ISBN 9780848816766

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