The Ferryman was a novel by Somerset Maugham, first published in 1919. It was a love story between Jack Daly and a girl named Alvin. The Ferryman was regarded as one of Maugham's representative works and was hailed as "the most poetic of Maugham's novels". The novel expressed the author's deep understanding and exploration of love by depicting a lonely and beautiful girl and her love story with a mysterious character. At the same time, the novel also revealed the complexity of society and human nature through a deep insight into human nature. The Ferryman was an excellent novel. Through its unique plot and profound thoughts, it showed the author's deep thoughts on love and society, which was deeply loved and praised by readers.