The Summing UpThis 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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Taking it all in all I am bound to conclude that the professor at her college would
not have given me very high marks . The second lesson I had was given me by a
don , both intelligent and charming , who happened to be staying with me when I
...
Taking it all in all I am bound to conclude that the professor at her college would
not have given me very high marks . The second lesson I had was given me by a
don , both intelligent and charming , who happened to be staying with me when I
...
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have nothing much to do with the theme , have given them a peculiar sense of
reality . It is this , however , that has given the French an acute sense of
discomfort . The sermons that Henry James preached to the English on form in
the novel ...
have nothing much to do with the theme , have given them a peculiar sense of
reality . It is this , however , that has given the French an acute sense of
discomfort . The sermons that Henry James preached to the English on form in
the novel ...
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A bit of lovemaking thrown in here and there made the information they were
given sufficiently palatable . The novel was regarded as a convenient pulpit for
the dissemination of ideas and a good many novelists were willing enough to
look ...
A bit of lovemaking thrown in here and there made the information they were
given sufficiently palatable . The novel was regarded as a convenient pulpit for
the dissemination of ideas and a good many novelists were willing enough to
look ...
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| Title | The Summing Up A Mentor book Works, William Somerset Maugham |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Doran & Company, Incorporated, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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