The Summing UpThis 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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... invention . 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 ...
... invention . 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 ...
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... in the story . Long habit has made it more comfortable for me to speak through the creatures of my invention . I can decide what they would think more readily than I can decide what I think myself . The one [ 7 ] THE SUMMING UP.
... in the story . Long habit has made it more comfortable for me to speak through the creatures of my invention . I can decide what they would think more readily than I can decide what I think myself . The one [ 7 ] THE SUMMING UP.
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... invention . Ibsen as we know had a meagre power of invention ; his characters under different names are [ 132 ] THE SUMMING UP.
... invention . Ibsen as we know had a meagre power of invention ; his characters under different names are [ 132 ] THE SUMMING UP.
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