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 94
It is true that contemporary literature has a vividness of appeal that classical
literature can never have and it is well for a young writer to know what his
contemporaries are writing about and how. But there are fashions in literature
and it is not ...
It is true that contemporary literature has a vividness of appeal that classical
literature can never have and it is well for a young writer to know what his
contemporaries are writing about and how. But there are fashions in literature
and it is not ...
Page 101
It is convenient if you are travelling in a country to have a sufficient smattering of
its speech to find your way about and get what you want to eat; and if it has a
considerable literature it is pleasant to be able to read it. But such a knowledge
as ...
It is convenient if you are travelling in a country to have a sufficient smattering of
its speech to find your way about and get what you want to eat; and if it has a
considerable literature it is pleasant to be able to read it. But such a knowledge
as ...
Page 224
It is true that he would not have occupied himself much with current literature, and
if we may judge by the three I have mentioned, had he done so it would have
been of no direct service to contemporary writers. For Sainte-Beuve, as we know,
...
It is true that he would not have occupied himself much with current literature, and
if we may judge by the three I have mentioned, had he done so it would have
been of no direct service to contemporary writers. For Sainte-Beuve, as we know,
...
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| Title | The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1 Armed Services ed Armed Services editions Volume 10 of Collected edition of the works of W. Somerset Maugham Volume 5339 of Collection of British authors International Collector's Library Mentor book Volume 5339 of Tauchnitz edition of British and American authors Works, William Somerset Maugham |
| Authors | William Somerset Maugham, Maria Dermoût |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Doran & Company, Incorporated, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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