THE BOOK BAG, A Classic Short Story by Somerset Maugham

A compulsive reader packs a sack of books to soothe the restless mind on a journey through Malaya—never suspecting one novel will lead to the unraveling of a real-life tragedy. In The Book-Bag, W. Somerset Maugham draws the reader into a tropical backwater where polite colonial life masks unspeakable secrets. When a casual bridge game introduces the narrator to the reserved Tim Hardy, the presence of Hardy’s sister Olive—and the eerie intimacy between them—begins to hint at a past too tightly sealed. As layers of propriety peel away, the story unfolds into a haunting confession of love, obsession, and betrayal, culminating in a single gunshot and a revelation too dark to name aloud. Both subtle and shocking, this story lingers long after the last page is turned.

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