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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Somerset Maugham's Rain Subtitle: A Philosophical Journey Author: David Christopher Lane Narrator: Christy Williams Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 12-05-16 Publisher: MSAC Philosophy Group Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Classics, British Literature Publisher's Summary: Many critics consider "Rain" to be Maugham's finest short story and it has proven to be wildly successful for an essay that is less than 16,000 words, eventually earning him over a million dollars. What makes the story standout, besides its exotic setting in the South Pacific, is the archetypal conflict between the pull of the flesh and the pull of the spirit. This is brought to dramatic effect by the juxtaposition of a Christian missionary's disdain for a prostitute who he attempts to convert but whom he ends up sleeping with, thus highlighting his own duplicity. The metaphor of the ceaseless