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 14
An old solicitor, whom I knew when I was a boy, told me that as an articled clerk
he was once invited to dine with my grandfather. My grandfather carved the beef
and then a servant handed him a dish of potatoes baked in their skins. There are
...
An old solicitor, whom I knew when I was a boy, told me that as an articled clerk
he was once invited to dine with my grandfather. My grandfather carved the beef
and then a servant handed him a dish of potatoes baked in their skins. There are
...
Page 23
When Henry Arthur Jones, then a well-known playwright, read my first novel, he
told a friend that in due course I should be one of the most successful dramatists
of the day. I suppose he saw in it directness and an effective way of presenting a
...
When Henry Arthur Jones, then a well-known playwright, read my first novel, he
told a friend that in due course I should be one of the most successful dramatists
of the day. I suppose he saw in it directness and an effective way of presenting a
...
Page 288
A Russian exile of my acquaintance told me that when he lost his estates and his
wealth, he was overcome with despair; but at the end of a fortnight he regained
his serenity and never since gave a thought to what he had been deprived of.
A Russian exile of my acquaintance told me that when he lost his estates and his
wealth, he was overcome with despair; but at the end of a fortnight he regained
his serenity and never since gave a thought to what he had been deprived of.
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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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