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Page 9
He does not offer new evidence. And since I have put the whole of my life into my
books much of what I have to say will naturally have found a place in them. There
are few subjects within the compass of my interests that I have not lightly or ...
He does not offer new evidence. And since I have put the whole of my life into my
books much of what I have to say will naturally have found a place in them. There
are few subjects within the compass of my interests that I have not lightly or ...
Page 73
All the same, having abundant vitality, I was getting on the whole a lot of fun out
of life. I was ambitious to make a name for myself as a writer. I exposed myself to
every vicissitude that seemed to offer a chance of gaining the greater experience
...
All the same, having abundant vitality, I was getting on the whole a lot of fun out
of life. I was ambitious to make a name for myself as a writer. I exposed myself to
every vicissitude that seemed to offer a chance of gaining the greater experience
...
Page 216
... offered a better subject of discourse than the novel of character or adventure.
The intelligent critics, the more serious novel readers, have since then given most
of their attention to the writers who seemed to offer something new in technique, ...
... offered a better subject of discourse than the novel of character or adventure.
The intelligent critics, the more serious novel readers, have since then given most
of their attention to the writers who seemed to offer something new in technique, ...
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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 Volume 60 of Mentor books Volume 5339 of Tauchnitz edition of British and American authors Works, William Somerset Maugham |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | Literary Guild of America, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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