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 85
... Italy and Greece , neither of which in point of fact he knew , but he fired my young imagination and I began to learn Italian . I accepted everything he told me with the fervour of the proselyte . I should not blame him be- cause he ...
... Italy and Greece , neither of which in point of fact he knew , but he fired my young imagination and I began to learn Italian . I accepted everything he told me with the fervour of the proselyte . I should not blame him be- cause he ...
Page 98
... Italy again , travelling as far down as Naples , and discovered Capri . It was the most enchanting spot I had ever seen and the follow- ing summer I spent the whole of my vacation there . Capri was then little known . There was no ...
... Italy again , travelling as far down as Naples , and discovered Capri . It was the most enchanting spot I had ever seen and the follow- ing summer I spent the whole of my vacation there . Capri was then little known . There was no ...
Page 237
... Italian Renaissance is fascinating too , but the subject , comparatively , is small ; the ideas that informed it were few , and you get tired of its art which has been long since drained of its cre- ative value so that you are left only ...
... Italian Renaissance is fascinating too , but the subject , comparatively , is small ; the ideas that informed it were few , and you get tired of its art which has been long since drained of its cre- ative value so that you are left only ...
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