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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... better . He is perky and alive and irrev- erent , the model of a man who has managed to survive his own great- ness . Of Maugham's other novels , The Moon and Sixpence , The Painted Veil and The Razor's Edge are the most successful ...
... better . He is perky and alive and irrev- erent , the model of a man who has managed to survive his own great- ness . Of Maugham's other novels , The Moon and Sixpence , The Painted Veil and The Razor's Edge are the most successful ...
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... better than the blunt , obvious one or when it gives a sen- tence a better balance . But , I hasten to add , though I think you may without misgiving make this con- cession to pleasant sound , I think you should make none to what may ...
... better than the blunt , obvious one or when it gives a sen- tence a better balance . But , I hasten to add , though I think you may without misgiving make this con- cession to pleasant sound , I think you should make none to what may ...
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... better . Those dramatists have followed a false trail who by a multitude of little scenes have tried to reproduce the rapid action and varied setting of the cinematograph . It has occurred to me that possibly the dramatist would be wise ...
... better . Those dramatists have followed a false trail who by a multitude of little scenes have tried to reproduce the rapid action and varied setting of the cinematograph . It has occurred to me that possibly the dramatist would be wise ...
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