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In one of them he argued , very convincingly to me , that the historical novel was the only one that the young author could hope to write with success . For he could not have sufficient experience of life to write of contemporary ...
In one of them he argued , very convincingly to me , that the historical novel was the only one that the young author could hope to write with success . For he could not have sufficient experience of life to write of contemporary ...
Page 171
Around the years that ended the old century and began the new one I was looked upon as a clever young writer , rather precocious , harsh and somewhat unpleasant , but worth consideration . Though I made little money out of them my books ...
Around the years that ended the old century and began the new one I was looked upon as a clever young writer , rather precocious , harsh and somewhat unpleasant , but worth consideration . Though I made little money out of them my books ...
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The years that now stretch immediately in front of us look as if they would be interesting . The young enter upon life now with advantages that were denied to the young of my generation . They are hampered by fewer conventions ...
The years that now stretch immediately in front of us look as if they would be interesting . The young enter upon life now with advantages that were denied to the young of my generation . They are hampered by fewer conventions ...
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| Title | The Summing Up |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Publisher | Literary Guild of America, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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