BBC iPlayer - Episode Detail: Book of the Week: The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham: Episode 1In 1892 Maugham enrolled at St Thomas' medical school, but his heart wasn't in it.2009-11-30T21:06:49Ztag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:/iplayer/feed/episode/b00nj9jcBBChttp://www.bbc.co.ukBook of the Week: The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham: Episode 1tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nj9jc2009-11-16T10:17:27ZIn 1892 Maugham enrolled at St Thomas' medical school, but his heart wasn't in it.
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In 1892, at the age of 18, Somerset Maugham enrolled at St Thomas' medical school, but his heart wasn't in it. What he really wanted to do was write.
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