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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... words . He liked the stronger word rather than the euphonious . To give an example , I had written that a statue would be placed in a certain square and he suggested that I should write : the statue will stand . I had not done that ...
... words . He liked the stronger word rather than the euphonious . To give an example , I had written that a statue would be placed in a certain square and he suggested that I should write : the statue will stand . I had not done that ...
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... words or the order in which they were set . I found that the only possible words were those Swift had used and that the order in which he had placed them was the only possible order . It is an impeccable prose . But perfection has one ...
... words or the order in which they were set . I found that the only possible words were those Swift had used and that the order in which he had placed them was the only possible order . It is an impeccable prose . But perfection has one ...
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... Words thus strung together fall on the ear like music . The appeal is sensuous rather than intellectual , and the beauty of the sound leads you easily to conclude that you need not bother about the meaning . But words are tyran [ 33 ] ...
... Words thus strung together fall on the ear like music . The appeal is sensuous rather than intellectual , and the beauty of the sound leads you easily to conclude that you need not bother about the meaning . But words are tyran [ 33 ] ...
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