Ebook: Escape from the shadows

Escape From The Shadows is the 1972 autobiography of writer Robin Maugham,�later the 2nd Viscount Maugham.

The title refers to three huge shadows over Maugham�s life: his famous father, Frederick Herbert Maugham,�his uncle, W. Somerset Maugham,�and his homosexuality.

The first part of the book concentrates on Maugham�s school days at Highfield House and Eton College. After his school days, Maugham lived predominantly as a homosexual with a preference for boys aged at least 16, including rent boys,�and never engaged in sexual activities with under-age boys.