The Luncheon
Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · English
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Author and Story Type
- William Somerset Maugham lived from 1874 to 1965.
- He was a British playwright, novelist, and short story writer.
- He was reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s.
Setting and Background
- The luncheon took place twenty years before the narrator remembers it.
- At that time, the narrator was living in Paris.
- He had a tiny apartment and very little money.
Characters
- The narrator is an unnamed young writer living in Paris twenty years ago.
- He is poor, careful with money, and polite.
- He is also anxious and later becomes desperate because of the bill.
Plot in Brief
- The lady writes to the narrator after reading one of his books.
- She asks to meet him for luncheon at Foyot's.
- The narrator agrees, though he can hardly afford it.
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