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In one of them he argued , very convincingly to me , that the historical novel was
the only one that the young author could hope to write with success . For he could
not have sufficient experience of life to write of contemporary manners ; history ...
In one of them he argued , very convincingly to me , that the historical novel was
the only one that the young author could hope to write with success . For he could
not have sufficient experience of life to write of contemporary manners ; history ...
Page 171
Around the years that ended the old century and began the new one I was looked
upon as a clever young writer , rather precocious , harsh and somewhat
unpleasant , but worth consideration . Though I made little money out of them my
books ...
Around the years that ended the old century and began the new one I was looked
upon as a clever young writer , rather precocious , harsh and somewhat
unpleasant , but worth consideration . Though I made little money out of them my
books ...
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 generation 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 generation that saw the
emancipation of women , was this : women had ceased to be the housekeepers
and ...
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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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