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 61
... gave me the chance of living in London and so gaining the experience of life that I hankered after . I entered St Thomas's Hospital in the autumn of 1892. I found the first two years of the curriculum very dull and gave my work no more ...
... gave me the chance of living in London and so gaining the experience of life that I hankered after . I entered St Thomas's Hospital in the autumn of 1892. I found the first two years of the curriculum very dull and gave my work no more ...
Page 142
... gave that arti- ficiality which verse had once given to drama so that a different standard of verisimilitude was set and improbability was acceptable if only it gave rise to situation . It gave the opportunity for all manner of novel ...
... gave that arti- ficiality which verse had once given to drama so that a different standard of verisimilitude was set and improbability was acceptable if only it gave rise to situation . It gave the opportunity for all manner of novel ...
Page 297
... gave a meaning to life , it was still beauty that I valued . All these notions I have long since abandoned . In the first place I discovered that beauty was a- full stop . When I considered beautiful things I found that there was ...
... gave a meaning to life , it was still beauty that I valued . All these notions I have long since abandoned . In the first place I discovered that beauty was a- full stop . When I considered beautiful things I found that there was ...
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