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 165
... young author could hope to write with success . For he could not have sufficient experience of life to write of contemporary manners ; history provided him with a story and characters and the romantic fervour of his young blood gave him ...
... young author could hope to write with success . For he could not have sufficient experience of life to write of contemporary manners ; history provided him with a story and characters and the romantic fervour of his young blood gave him ...
Page 171
... young men now I cannot but see that theirs are vastly more accomplished . The ageing writer does well to keep in touch with what the young do and from time to time I read their novels . Girls still in their teens , youths at the ...
... young men now I cannot but see that theirs are vastly more accomplished . The ageing writer does well to keep in touch with what the young do and from time to time I read their novels . Girls still in their teens , youths at the ...
Page 287
... Young women have learnt now to be the companions of young men . One of the difficulties that my generation had to face , the gener- ation that saw the emancipation of women , was this : women had ceased to be the housekeepers and ...
... Young women have learnt now to be the companions of young men . One of the difficulties that my generation had to face , the gener- ation that saw the emancipation of women , was this : women had ceased to be the housekeepers and ...
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