Overview

The Sacred Flame is the story about the misfortune of Maurice Tabret, previously a soldier of World War I who had returned home unscathed to marry his sweetheart Stella. Unfortunately, after only a year of marriage, Maurice is involved in a plane crash and left crippled from the waist down. The play commences some years later in Gatley House near London, home of Maurice's mother, Mrs. Tabret.

Contained in the volume Maugham Plays: Volume One (Vintage Classics) with The Circle, The Constant Wife, Our Betters, and Sheppey.

Keywords

• Death
• Friendship
• Illness/Health
• Love
• Marriage
• War