Individual Reading "The Moon and Sixpence"

Summary 1

1. A promising author gained general acceptance of his new book and was admitted to some literary society. 2. Then he was introduced to Mrs. Strickland, interested in modern literature and thus being in habit of giving dinner parties for famous writers. 3. Once when visiting her the young man got acquainted with her husband, but wasn’t much impressed by him then. 4. Later, upon the return to London from some trip, rumours reached the writer that MR. Strickland had left his wife with two children and without money. 5. Due to his relatives’ knowledge, he had left for Paris, supposedly with some woman, and stopped at a hotel. 6. Having learned about this, the young man visited Mrs. Strickland to present his condolences to her. 7. To his amazement, the lady asked to meet her husband in France and persuade him to return back to family. 8. Reluctantly the young writer agreed to comply with this request.