# The Moon and Sixpence — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham.

- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/i.md): The narrator introduces the posthumous fame of Charles Strickland, a painter whose genius was only recognized after his death. He discusses the myth-making that surrounds Strickland's life, the conflicting biographies by
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/ii.md): The narrator reflects on his unique position to write about Charles Strickland, having known him before his artistic career and having gathered accounts of his final years in Tahiti. He muses on the futility of literary 
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/iii.md): The narrator reflects on his early days as a young writer in London's literary circles, describing the social customs, conversations, and eccentricities of the writers and artists he encountered. He contrasts the genteel
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/iv.md): The narrator attends a tea party at Rose Waterford's home, where he meets Mrs. Strickland for the first time. Mrs. Strickland invites him to a luncheon, which he attends. The chapter describes the gathering of writers, t
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/v.md): The narrator describes his growing friendship with Mrs. Strickland during the summer, noting her gift of sympathy and her skill as a housekeeper and mother. He learns about her husband Charles Strickland, a stockbroker a

> 54 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=the_moon_and_sixpence_se_931kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xv.md)
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xvi.md)
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xvii.md)
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xviii.md)
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xix.md)
- [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xx.md)
- [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xxi.md)
- [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xxii.md)
- [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xxiii.md)
- [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xxiv.md)
- [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xxv.md)
- [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xxvi.md)
- [Chapter XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xxvii.md)
- [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xxviii.md)
- [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xxix.md)
- [Chapter of Reflection on Blanche Stroeve's Betrayal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xxx.md)
- [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xxxi.md)
- [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xxxii.md)
- [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xxxiii.md)
- [Chapter XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xxxiv.md)
- [XXXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xxxv.md)
- [XXXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xxxvi.md)
- [XXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xxxvii.md)
- [Chapter XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xxxviii.md)
- [XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xxxix.md)
- [XL](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xl.md)
- [XLI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xli.md)
- [XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xlii.md)
- [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xliii.md)
- [XLIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xliv.md)
- [XLV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xlv.md)
- [XLVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xlvi.md)
- [XLVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xlvii.md)
- [XLVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xlviii.md)
- [XLIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xlix.md)
- [L](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/l.md)
- [LI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/li.md)
- [LII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/lii.md)
- [LIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/liii.md)
- [LIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/liv.md)
- [LV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/lv.md)
- [LVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/lvi.md)
- [LVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/lvii.md)
- [LVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/lviii.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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