The Summing UpThis 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 51
... present and will seem as unimportant as the present does now . But common sense avails me little . I do not find the present unsatisfactory ; I merely take it for granted . It is interwoven in the pattern and what interests me is what ...
... present and will seem as unimportant as the present does now . But common sense avails me little . I do not find the present unsatisfactory ; I merely take it for granted . It is interwoven in the pattern and what interests me is what ...
Page 156
... present day . The demand for realism has inveigled dramatists into a naturalism ever greater and greater , a style that has been cultivated to its utmost limit , as we know , by Noel Coward . Not only is the ' literary ' avoided , but ...
... present day . The demand for realism has inveigled dramatists into a naturalism ever greater and greater , a style that has been cultivated to its utmost limit , as we know , by Noel Coward . Not only is the ' literary ' avoided , but ...
Page 221
... , which is the chief concern of fiction at the present day , and it should have completeness , so that when it is finally unfolded no more questions can be asked about the persons who took part in it . It [ 221 ] THE SUMMING UP.
... , which is the chief concern of fiction at the present day , and it should have completeness , so that when it is finally unfolded no more questions can be asked about the persons who took part in it . It [ 221 ] THE SUMMING UP.
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