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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... Fact and fiction are so intermingled in my work that now , looking back on it , I can hardly distinguish one from the other . It would not interest me to record the facts , even if I could remember them , of which I have already made a ...
... Fact and fiction are so intermingled in my work that now , looking back on it , I can hardly distinguish one from the other . It would not interest me to record the facts , even if I could remember them , of which I have already made a ...
Page 154
... facts that must be denied on the stage . I wearied of the necessity of fitting my theme into a certain compass ... fact , I did not want to conform any longer to the neces- sary conventions of the drama . I suspected that I was out ...
... facts that must be denied on the stage . I wearied of the necessity of fitting my theme into a certain compass ... fact , I did not want to conform any longer to the neces- sary conventions of the drama . I suspected that I was out ...
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... fact he was incredibly idle and left the work of his parish to his curate and his churchwardens . But I was impres- sionable and soon became very religious . I accepted what I was taught , both in my uncle's vicarage and afterwards at ...
... fact he was incredibly idle and left the work of his parish to his curate and his churchwardens . But I was impres- sionable and soon became very religious . I accepted what I was taught , both in my uncle's vicarage and afterwards at ...
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