Project Gutenberg 2014-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 326 Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset) 1874 1965 Maugham, William Somerset Maugham, Somerset The Merry-go-round Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Merry-go-round" by W. Somerset Maugham is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins to unfold through the interactions of Miss Elizabeth Dwarris, a wealthy and overbearing woman, and her equally stubborn cousin, Miss Ley. The narrative introduces themes of family dynamics, power, and independence, specifically revolving around the tyrannical presence of Miss Dwarris in the lives of her relatives. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Miss Elizabeth Dwarris, who wielded her wealth to manipulate and subdue her poorer relatives. She takes delight in controlling their thoughts and actions, deriving pleasure from their discomfort. Particularly noteworthy is her contentious relationship with Miss Ley, who is uniquely able to challenge Dwarris with her wit and bluntness. Their exchanges hint at a longstanding feud, illustrating the tension between authority and rebellion within family structures. The opening portion effectively sets the stage for a story that promises to explore complex interpersonal relationships and the consequences of power and independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Single women -- Fiction Social classes -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Husband and wife -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: British Literature 740888 2025-06-19T05:48:05.963981 text/html 757426 2024-10-24T11:51:22 text/html 385650 2025-06-19T05:48:17.607416 application/epub+zip 386457 2025-06-19T05:48:09.140913 application/epub+zip 374145 2025-06-19T05:48:07.745938 application/epub+zip 616076 2025-06-19T05:48:24.237368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 589318 2025-06-19T05:48:16.755422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 566357 2022-09-21T12:43:07.695813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 702211 2025-06-19T05:48:04.843977 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 682454 2024-10-24T11:51:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17398 2025-06-19T05:48:24.389330 application/rdf+xml 12436 2025-06-19T05:48:08.325912 image/jpeg 3258 2025-06-19T05:48:08.032916 image/jpeg 339660 2025-06-19T05:48:06.027920 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia