The Summing UpAutobiographical and confessional, and yet not, this is one of the most highly regarded expressions of a personal credo - both a classic avowal of an author's ideas and his craft. |
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Page 128
It is sentimental ; but will only accept sentimentality of its own brand : thus in
England it will accept the emotions attached to the concept of home , but the
concept of a son's love for his mother only excites its ridicule . It is careless of
probability if ...
It is sentimental ; but will only accept sentimentality of its own brand : thus in
England it will accept the emotions attached to the concept of home , but the
concept of a son's love for his mother only excites its ridicule . It is careless of
probability if ...
Page 281
The pieces were provided and I had to accept the mode of action that was
characteristic of each one ; I had to accept the moves of the persons I played with
; but it has seemed to me that I had the power to make on my side , in accordance
...
The pieces were provided and I had to accept the mode of action that was
characteristic of each one ; I had to accept the moves of the persons I played with
; but it has seemed to me that I had the power to make on my side , in accordance
...
Page 304
And little as I like the deduction , I cannot but accept it ; and this is that the work of
art must be judged by its fruits , and if these are not good it is valueless . It is an
odd fact , which must be accepted as in the nature of things and for which I know
...
And little as I like the deduction , I cannot but accept it ; and this is that the work of
art must be judged by its fruits , and if these are not good it is valueless . It is an
odd fact , which must be accepted as in the nature of things and for which I know
...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Summing Up Volume 10 of Collected edition of the works of W. Somerset Maugham W. Somerset Maugham Works Works, William Somerset Maugham |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Arno Press, 1977 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 18 May 2018 |
| ISBN | 0405078307, 9780405078309 |
| Length | 310 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / Literary |
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