The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1The reminiscences of the author's lifetime; insight on life and art; education, discipline and training of a writer. |
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... deal , though not very carefully , it appears , and his conversation was ex- tremely intelligent . He had a prodigious memory , a keen sense of humour , and malice . He had known Swinburne intimately and could talk about him in an ...
... deal , though not very carefully , it appears , and his conversation was ex- tremely intelligent . He had a prodigious memory , a keen sense of humour , and malice . He had known Swinburne intimately and could talk about him in an ...
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... deal about human nature in a solicitor's office ; but there on the whole you have to deal with men in full control of themselves . They lie perhaps as much as [ 65 ]
... deal about human nature in a solicitor's office ; but there on the whole you have to deal with men in full control of themselves . They lie perhaps as much as [ 65 ]
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... deal of attention and my play was treated by the critics as seriously as though it had been put on for a run in an important theatre . The old hacks , with Clement Scott at their head , abused it soundly ; the critic of The Sunday Times ...
... deal of attention and my play was treated by the critics as seriously as though it had been put on for a run in an important theatre . The old hacks , with Clement Scott at their head , abused it soundly ; the critic of The Sunday Times ...
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