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Page 95
For the production of a work of art is not the result of a miracle. ... about his
ordinary avocations with patience; the subconscious does its mysterious
business; and then, suddenly springing, you might think from nowhere, the idea
is produced.
For the production of a work of art is not the result of a miracle. ... about his
ordinary avocations with patience; the subconscious does its mysterious
business; and then, suddenly springing, you might think from nowhere, the idea
is produced.
Page 179
It is true that the amateur may sometimes produce a work of merit. By a lucky
chance ... The literature of a country is made not by a few excellent books, I
repeat, but by a great body of work, and this can only be produced by
professional writers.
It is true that the amateur may sometimes produce a work of merit. By a lucky
chance ... The literature of a country is made not by a few excellent books, I
repeat, but by a great body of work, and this can only be produced by
professional writers.
Page 180
The literature of those countries that has been produced chiefly by amateurs is
thin in comparison with that of the countries in which a number of men, with
difficulty trying to make their living, have followed it as a profession. A body of
work, ...
The literature of those countries that has been produced chiefly by amateurs is
thin in comparison with that of the countries in which a number of men, with
difficulty trying to make their living, have followed it as a profession. A body of
work, ...
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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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