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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... Jack Straw Lady Frederick The Tenth Man Landed Gentry The Unknown Smith The Land of Promise The Summing Up PR6025 A8658 1938.
... Jack Straw Lady Frederick The Tenth Man Landed Gentry The Unknown Smith The Land of Promise The Summing Up PR6025 A8658 1938.
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... Jack Straw . I had been under the impression that the small success I had had with the Stage Society would im- press managers in my favour . To my mortification I found that this was not , so . In fact my connection with that body ...
... Jack Straw . I had been under the impression that the small success I had had with the Stage Society would im- press managers in my favour . To my mortification I found that this was not , so . In fact my connection with that body ...
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... Jack Straw at the Vaude- ville . In June Lewis Waller put on at the Lyric a play called The Explorer which I had written im- mediately after A Man of Honour . I had achieved what I wanted . xxxiii The first three had long runs . The ...
... Jack Straw at the Vaude- ville . In June Lewis Waller put on at the Lyric a play called The Explorer which I had written im- mediately after A Man of Honour . I had achieved what I wanted . xxxiii The first three had long runs . The ...
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