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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My common sense suggested to me that it was anĉmic stuff ; behind those elaborate , gracious periods I was conscious of a tired , wan personality . I was young , lusty and energetic ; I wanted fresh air , action , violence , and I found ...
My common sense suggested to me that it was anĉmic stuff ; behind those elaborate , gracious periods I was conscious of a tired , wan personality . I was young , lusty and energetic ; I wanted fresh air , action , violence , and I found ...
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I desired to feel the common pains and enjoy the common pleasures that are part of the common human lot . I saw no reason to subordinate the claims of sense to the tempting lure of spirit and I was determined to get whatever fulfilment ...
I desired to feel the common pains and enjoy the common pleasures that are part of the common human lot . I saw no reason to subordinate the claims of sense to the tempting lure of spirit and I was determined to get whatever fulfilment ...
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Common experience , especially the common experience of philosophers , shows that a great many men are no great shakes . Immortality is too stupendous a notion to be entertained in connection with common mortals .
Common experience , especially the common experience of philosophers , shows that a great many men are no great shakes . Immortality is too stupendous a notion to be entertained in connection with common mortals .
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Bibliographic information
| 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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