The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1This book represents Maugham's life and philosophy in his own words. It is autobiographical in nature, though most of the work is concerned with Maugham's unique and fascinating opinions on the theatre, writing, metaphysics and the interesting people he encountered in his long and successful career. |
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Page 37
... delight , for he had good sense , charm and wit . No one could have written better if he had not wilfully set himself to write in the grand style . He knew good English when he saw it . No critic has praised Dryden's prose more aptly ...
... delight , for he had good sense , charm and wit . No one could have written better if he had not wilfully set himself to write in the grand style . He knew good English when he saw it . No critic has praised Dryden's prose more aptly ...
Page 51
... delight of whatever was to come . I have never walked down the south side of Piccadilly without being all in a dither about what was happening on the north . This is folly . The passing moment is all we can be sure of ; it is only ...
... delight of whatever was to come . I have never walked down the south side of Piccadilly without being all in a dither about what was happening on the north . This is folly . The passing moment is all we can be sure of ; it is only ...
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... delight in listening to stories is as natural to human nature as the delight in looking at the danc- ing and miming out of which drama arose . That it exists unimpaired is shown by the vogue of the detec- tive novel . The most ...
... delight in listening to stories is as natural to human nature as the delight in looking at the danc- ing and miming out of which drama arose . That it exists unimpaired is shown by the vogue of the detec- tive novel . The most ...
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