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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Page 26
... perfect way to write and I started to work on him in the same way as I had done with Jeremy Taylor . I chose The Tale of a Tub . It is said that when the Dean re - read it in his old age he cried : ' What genius I had then ! ' To my ...
... perfect way to write and I started to work on him in the same way as I had done with Jeremy Taylor . I chose The Tale of a Tub . It is said that when the Dean re - read it in his old age he cried : ' What genius I had then ! ' To my ...
Page 135
... perfect nonsense and come down on him like a thousand of bricks . Even the licensed Shaw has not escaped the horns of this dilemma . Societies have been founded in order to produce plays that people may go to who disdain the com ...
... perfect nonsense and come down on him like a thousand of bricks . Even the licensed Shaw has not escaped the horns of this dilemma . Societies have been founded in order to produce plays that people may go to who disdain the com ...
Page 268
... perfect being ; and since perfection includes existence a perfect being must exist . Another maintains that every event has a cause and since the universe exists it must have a cause and this cause is the Creator . A third , the ...
... perfect being ; and since perfection includes existence a perfect being must exist . Another maintains that every event has a cause and since the universe exists it must have a cause and this cause is the Creator . A third , the ...
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