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 207
... stories I had conceived in the South Seas . I had not written short stories for many years . I began my literary career by writing them and my third book was a collection of six . They were not good . After that I tried now and then to ...
... stories I had conceived in the South Seas . I had not written short stories for many years . I began my literary career by writing them and my third book was a collection of six . They were not good . After that I tried now and then to ...
Page 208
... short stories must write stories like Chekhov . Several writ- ers transplanted Russian melancholy , Russian mysti- cism , Russian fecklessness , Russian despair , Russian futility , Russian infirmity of purpose , to Surrey or Michigan ...
... short stories must write stories like Chekhov . Several writ- ers transplanted Russian melancholy , Russian mysti- cism , Russian fecklessness , Russian despair , Russian futility , Russian infirmity of purpose , to Surrey or Michigan ...
Page 209
... stories in the Chekhov manner . I did not want to . I wanted to write stories that proceeded , tightly knit , in an unbroken line from the exposition to the conclusion . I saw the short story as a narrative of a single event , material ...
... stories in the Chekhov manner . I did not want to . I wanted to write stories that proceeded , tightly knit , in an unbroken line from the exposition to the conclusion . I saw the short story as a narrative of a single event , material ...
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