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 105
... exciting . At last the dress- makers filter through the fireproof door and resume their seats , the representatives of rival firms at a haughty distance from one another , and the stage manager puts his head round the curtain . " All ...
... exciting . At last the dress- makers filter through the fireproof door and resume their seats , the representatives of rival firms at a haughty distance from one another , and the stage manager puts his head round the curtain . " All ...
Page 108
... exciting and mysterious . In the civilized world of the eighteenth century the actors gave life a touch of fantasy . Their disorderly existence was a lure to the imagination in the Age of Reason and the heroic parts they played , the ...
... exciting and mysterious . In the civilized world of the eighteenth century the actors gave life a touch of fantasy . Their disorderly existence was a lure to the imagination in the Age of Reason and the heroic parts they played , the ...
Page 243
... exciting enough to make it worth his while to risk a tumble . I was much disconcerted by the claim that I found here and there advanced that philosophy was the province of the higher mathematicians ; and though it seemed hard to me to ...
... exciting enough to make it worth his while to risk a tumble . I was much disconcerted by the claim that I found here and there advanced that philosophy was the province of the higher mathematicians ; and though it seemed hard to me to ...
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