This is a funny story with an unexpected ending about a married couple of Strudenvards. Looking for a place where they will celebrate Easter there is little conflict. Mr. Strudenvard intends to go to Vienna, but his wife Lina completely refuses to go there, since at home there will still be a favorite dog of Louis. She can not leave him, because according to her, he can bite strangers to him in her absence, that he loves her and is devoted only to her. But Mr. Strudenvard's sister Alice remarks that it is this dog Lina who is trying to achieve her, saying that he can bite without it and will not live a day, and that she remembers about him only when something does not suit her and she needs everything to be as she wants. Then Alice and her brother come up with a plan to rid Lina of her dog Louis, but they could not even suspect that it was an unusual dog ...
The story under the title “The Escape” was written by one of the outstanding English writers – William Somerset Maugham. William Somerset Maugham is one of the best known English writers of the 20th century. He was not only a novelist, but also a one of the most successful dramatist and short-story writers. Maugham wants the readers to draw their own conclusion about the characters and events described in his novels. His reputation as a novelist is based on the following prominent books: “Of Human Bondage”; “The Moon and Sixpence”; and “The Razor's Edge”. Though Maugham doesn’t denounce the contemporary social order, he is critical of the morals and the narrow-mindedness. Realistic portrayal of life, keen character observation, and interesting plots coupled with beautiful, expressive language, a simple, clear, unadored style, place Somerset Maugham on a level with the greatest English writers of the 20th century. In general, Maugham's novels and short stories could b...
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