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 152
... given it over to others , like a bitch who takes no more concern in her puppies when others have han- dled them , I could no longer look upon it any more as intimately my own . I have been blamed often for yielding too easily to ...
... given it over to others , like a bitch who takes no more concern in her puppies when others have han- dled them , I could no longer look upon it any more as intimately my own . I have been blamed often for yielding too easily to ...
Page 183
... given him his subjects ! His success has changed him in the eyes of his old as- sociates and they are no longer at home with him . They may look upon him with envy or with admira- tion , but no longer as one of themselves . The new ...
... given him his subjects ! His success has changed him in the eyes of his old as- sociates and they are no longer at home with him . They may look upon him with envy or with admira- tion , but no longer as one of themselves . The new ...
Page 216
... given sufficiently palatable . The novel was regarded as a convenient pulpit for the dissemi- nation of ideas and a good many novelists were will- ing enough to look upon themselves as leaders of thought . The novels they wrote were ...
... given sufficiently palatable . The novel was regarded as a convenient pulpit for the dissemi- nation of ideas and a good many novelists were will- ing enough to look upon themselves as leaders of thought . The novels they wrote were ...
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