NMLP P-032375 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Cakes and Ale

W. Somerset Maugham · William Heinemann (UK) · 1930

UK Heinemann is the true first (September 1930). The US Doubleday, Doran edition followed in 1930 and states 'First Edition' on the copyright page.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-032375 for "Cakes and Ale" by W. Somerset Maugham (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-032375, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).