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... but in English not invariably . It is a difficulty in writing English that the sound of the living voice dominates the look of the printed word . I have given the matter of style a great deal of thought and have taken great pains .
... but in English not invariably . It is a difficulty in writing English that the sound of the living voice dominates the look of the printed word . I have given the matter of style a great deal of thought and have taken great pains .
Page 102
It suggests a matter of fact turn of mind rather than a heaven - sent compulsion to enrich the world with works of art . When I had published a couple of novels and had a 1 my volume of short stories ready for the press , 102 THE ...
It suggests a matter of fact turn of mind rather than a heaven - sent compulsion to enrich the world with works of art . When I had published a couple of novels and had a 1 my volume of short stories ready for the press , 102 THE ...
Page 190
The matter is made worse for them by their friends who with malicious indignation offer them feigned sympathy for the outrage they have suffered . Of course there is a lot of humbug about it all . I do not suppose I am the only author ...
The matter is made worse for them by their friends who with malicious indignation offer them feigned sympathy for the outrage they have suffered . Of course there is a lot of humbug about it all . I do not suppose I am the only author ...
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| Title | The Summing Up Volume 17 of Contemporary English series Volume 60 of Mentor books |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | Doubleday, 1954 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2011 |
| Length | 279 pages |
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