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My impression is that it is written at least more naturally than anything I had
written before ; but I am sure that it is often slipshod and I daresay there are in it a
good many mistakes in grammar . Since then I have written many other books ;
and ...
My impression is that it is written at least more naturally than anything I had
written before ; but I am sure that it is often slipshod and I daresay there are in it a
good many mistakes in grammar . Since then I have written many other books ;
and ...
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It began with Our Betters , which was written in 1915 , and ended with The
Constant Wife , which was written in 1927 Most of these plays were comedies .
They are written [ 120 ] THE SUMMING UP.
It began with Our Betters , which was written in 1915 , and ended with The
Constant Wife , which was written in 1927 Most of these plays were comedies .
They are written [ 120 ] THE SUMMING UP.
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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 write stories for the magazines ; my agents pressed me to ...
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 write stories for the magazines ; my agents pressed me to ...
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| Title | The Summing Up |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Doran & Company, Incorporated, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Dec 2006 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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