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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... gifts that seemed to me much superior to mine . They could write and draw and compose with a facility that aroused my envy . They had an appreciation of art and a critical instinct that I despaired of attaining . Of these some died ...
... gifts that seemed to me much superior to mine . They could write and draw and compose with a facility that aroused my envy . They had an appreciation of art and a critical instinct that I despaired of attaining . Of these some died ...
Page 76
... gifts . For example , I do not think that Cervantes had an exceptional gift for writing ; few people would deny him genius . Nor would it be easy in English litera- ture to find a poet with a happier gift than Herrick and yet no one ...
... gifts . For example , I do not think that Cervantes had an exceptional gift for writing ; few people would deny him genius . Nor would it be easy in English litera- ture to find a poet with a happier gift than Herrick and yet no one ...
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... gift prevents him from knowing them as they really are . It is as though he wanted urgently to see a certain thing and by the act of looking at it drew before it a veil that obscured it . The writer stands outside the very action he is ...
... gift prevents him from knowing them as they really are . It is as though he wanted urgently to see a certain thing and by the act of looking at it drew before it a veil that obscured it . The writer stands outside the very action he is ...
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