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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Page 115
... fact that George Moore's Strike at Arlingford was done by the Independent Theatre , that my only chance of being acted was by making a reputation for myself as a novelist . So I put the drama aside and set myself to writing fiction ...
... fact that George Moore's Strike at Arlingford was done by the Independent Theatre , that my only chance of being acted was by making a reputation for myself as a novelist . So I put the drama aside and set myself to writing fiction ...
Page 158
... facts that must be denied on the stage . I wearied of the necessity of fitting my theme into a certain compass ... fact , I did not want to conform any longer to the necessary conventions of the drama . I suspected that I was out ...
... facts that must be denied on the stage . I wearied of the necessity of fitting my theme into a certain compass ... fact , I did not want to conform any longer to the necessary conventions of the drama . I suspected that I was out ...
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... fact is that they are suspicious of form . They find in it a sort of airless- ness ; its constraint irks them ; they ... Facts indeed are often very tiresome . They will give a suggestion that excites the imagination , but then are apt ...
... fact is that they are suspicious of form . They find in it a sort of airless- ness ; its constraint irks them ; they ... Facts indeed are often very tiresome . They will give a suggestion that excites the imagination , but then are apt ...
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