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 14
... took the potatoes out of the dish one by one and threw one at each picture on the walls . Then without a word he sat down again and went on with his dinner . I asked my friend what effect this behaviour had on the rest of the company ...
... took the potatoes out of the dish one by one and threw one at each picture on the walls . Then without a word he sat down again and went on with his dinner . I asked my friend what effect this behaviour had on the rest of the company ...
Page 120
... took a rest for two years and at the end of it wrote The Land of Promise . This had been played to crowded houses for some months when the war broke out . I had produced ten plays in seven years . The intelli- gentsia , having passed ...
... took a rest for two years and at the end of it wrote The Land of Promise . This had been played to crowded houses for some months when the war broke out . I had produced ten plays in seven years . The intelli- gentsia , having passed ...
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... took a more modest view of their functions than they have lately done . Then they confined themselves to cutting where the author had been long - winded and disguising by their in- genuity his errors of construction ; they arranged the ...
... took a more modest view of their functions than they have lately done . Then they confined themselves to cutting where the author had been long - winded and disguising by their in- genuity his errors of construction ; they arranged the ...
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