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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He has represented to the smallest particular the character that I had in my mind's eye . It would be difficult to find on the English stage a more competent , intelligent and versatile actor . On the other hand , I have had plays ...
He has represented to the smallest particular the character that I had in my mind's eye . It would be difficult to find on the English stage a more competent , intelligent and versatile actor . On the other hand , I have had plays ...
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Stendhal , in one of his manuscripts , has written the names of the persons who had suggested his characters ; Dickens , as we ... Turgenev stated that he could not create a character at all unless as a starting point he could fix his ...
Stendhal , in one of his manuscripts , has written the names of the persons who had suggested his characters ; Dickens , as we ... Turgenev stated that he could not create a character at all unless as a starting point he could fix his ...
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The physical traits of a man influence his character and contrariwise his character is expressed , at least in the rough , in his appearance . You cannot make a tall man short and otherwise keep him the same . A man's height gives him a ...
The physical traits of a man influence his character and contrariwise his character is expressed , at least in the rough , in his appearance . You cannot make a tall man short and otherwise keep him the same . A man's height gives him a ...
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| Title | The Summing Up Volume 10 of Collected edition of the works of W. Somerset Maugham 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 |
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