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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... taken and so sat me down to examine them . suppose the young woman had taken a course at a I secretarial college and she had gone through my novel in [ 20 ]
... taken and so sat me down to examine them . suppose the young woman had taken a course at a I secretarial college and she had gone through my novel in [ 20 ]
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William Somerset Maugham. headlong into the bottomless pit . I was taken aback and a trifle mortified , but I bore my disgrace with forti- tude , for I knew it was not the end of the story . I had desired a certain end and had taken what ...
William Somerset Maugham. headlong into the bottomless pit . I was taken aback and a trifle mortified , but I bore my disgrace with forti- tude , for I knew it was not the end of the story . I had desired a certain end and had taken what ...
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... taken in turn by Schopenhauer , Nietzsche and Bergson . It was inevitable that psycho - analysis should captivate their fancy . It had great possibilities for the novelist . He knew how much he owed to his own subconscious for the best ...
... taken in turn by Schopenhauer , Nietzsche and Bergson . It was inevitable that psycho - analysis should captivate their fancy . It had great possibilities for the novelist . He knew how much he owed to his own subconscious for the best ...
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