Everything you ever wanted to know about W. Somerset Maugham's novel The Razor's Edge and Larry Darrell. Who he was in real life, what happened to him, etc.

1. THE RAZOR'S EDGE: W. Somerset Maugham, Sri Ramana Maharshi, Guy Hague, and Zen
   Explores who Larry Darrell was in "real life" and what happened to him post-novel.
   

   • THE RAZOR'S EDGE: True or False?
     All important Footnote [3]
     

   • THE MEETING: An Untold Story of Sri Ramana

   • THE SAINT
     Before he left for India did Somerset Maugham know about and intend to visit Sri Ramana Maharshi?
     

2. GUY HAGUE
   Some people think Guy Hague was the real life role model for Larry Darrell. Find out.
   

3. SRI RAMANA MAHARSHI
   Insights and background into the "holy man" Maugham used as a model for Larry Darrell's teacher.
   

   • LARRY DARRELL, THE HOLY MAN, AND SWAMI RAMDAS

   • SRI RAMANA MAHARSHI TIMELINE

   Additional gurus, teachers and spiritual guides influential in Darrell's life:
   

   • SIDDHARAMESHWAR MAHARAJ

   • SWAMI RAMDAS

   • SHUNYATA

   • YASUTANI HAKUUN ROSHI

   • FATHER ENSHEIM

4. ZEN ENLIGHTENMENT: The Path Unfolds
   Recounts meeting "Larry Darrell" in real life and the downstream results of that encounter.
   

5. 20th CENTURY NOVELS: The Razor's Edge
   Maugham's novel was a runnaway bestseller. Some of the reasons why are explored.
   

6. W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM: Travels In India
   Just when was Maugham in India and meet the Maharshi Sri Ramana?
   

7. RELIGION AND CATHOLICISM IN THE RAZOR' EDGE
   Although eastern mysticism is the main focus in Maugham's novel, threads of other religions abide.
   

8. RAZOR'S EDGE NOTES
   Quick overview of the novel's major characters and themes done in a list-type note style.
   

9. MAXIM'S RESTAURANT, PARIS, AND THE RAZOR'S EDGE
   Maxim's was the backdrop to one of Isabel and Larry's major meetings.
   

10. AS THE DAY BROKE IN ITS SPLENDOR
    Larry tells Maugham of his meeting with the Maharshi and eventual spiritual awakening.
    

11. WILLIAM SOMERSET MAUGHAM
    Good biography. Lots of Maugham graphics, from early childhood to late adult.
    

    Two additional, concise biographies, each from a different perspective:
    

    • W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM: A BIOGRAPHY
      

    • MAUGHAM
      

12. HERE LIES THE HEART
    Feminine seductress Mercedes De Acosta tells or her meeting with Sri Ramana and writes of Maugham.
    

13. W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM ARCHIVES
    Links to various Maugham-related university-college collections and archives.
    Includes link to the art collection of W. Somerset Maugham.
    

14. KATHA UPANISHAD
    Maugham opens his novel and gets the title THE RAZOR'S EDGE from the Katha Upanisand. What is the Katha Upanishad?
    

    
    

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