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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... easily into the wilful . Some writers who do not think clearly are inclined to suppose that their thoughts have a ... easy to persuade oneself that a phrase that one does not quite understand may mean a great deal more than one ...
... easily into the wilful . Some writers who do not think clearly are inclined to suppose that their thoughts have a ... easy to persuade oneself that a phrase that one does not quite understand may mean a great deal more than one ...
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... easy life ; what excited me was to meet one person after another who was new to me . I was like a naturalist who comes into a country where the fauna are of an unimaginable variety . Some I recognized ; they were old types that I had ...
... easy life ; what excited me was to meet one person after another who was new to me . I was like a naturalist who comes into a country where the fauna are of an unimaginable variety . Some I recognized ; they were old types that I had ...
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... easy to shrug one's shoulders when one finds oneself described as a genius , but not so easy to be unconcerned when one is treated as a nincompoop . The history of criticism is there to show that contemporary criticism is falli- ble ...
... easy to shrug one's shoulders when one finds oneself described as a genius , but not so easy to be unconcerned when one is treated as a nincompoop . The history of criticism is there to show that contemporary criticism is falli- ble ...
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