Cordell, Richard A., Somerset Maugham: A Biographical and Critical Study, Indiana University Press, 1961.

Cordell presents insightful analyses of Maugham's work, including his plays.

Curtis, Anthony, The Pattern of Maugham: A Critical Portrait, Hamilton, 1974.

Curtis concludes that Maugham's work is an accurate reflection of British society during the war years.

Loss, Archie K., W. Somerset Maugham, Ungar, 1987.

Loss sheds light on Maugham and his work.

Sanders, Charles, "W. Somerset Maugham," in Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 10, Modern British Dramatists, 1900—1945, edited by Stanley Weintraub, Gale Research, 1982, pp. 22—42.

Sanders presents a comprehensive overview of Maugham and his plays.