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 178
The press , in fact , kills the individuality of those who write for it . Nor is reviewing
less harmful ; the writer has not the time to read any books but those that directly
concern him , and this reading of hundreds of books haphazard , not for the ...
The press , in fact , kills the individuality of those who write for it . Nor is reviewing
less harmful ; the writer has not the time to read any books but those that directly
concern him , and this reading of hundreds of books haphazard , not for the ...
Page 246
In point of fact he was incredibly idle and left the work of his parish to his curate
and his churchwardens . But I was impressionable and soon became very
religious . I accepted what I was taught , both in my uncle's vicarage and
afterwards at ...
In point of fact he was incredibly idle and left the work of his parish to his curate
and his churchwardens . But I was impressionable and soon became very
religious . I accepted what I was taught , both in my uncle's vicarage and
afterwards at ...
Page 284
The fact is that they do not want many of the things that to others of us appear
essential . It is fortunate for the well - to - do . For he is blind who will not see that
in the lives of the proletariat in the great cities all is misery and confusion . It is
hard ...
The fact is that they do not want many of the things that to others of us appear
essential . It is fortunate for the well - to - do . For he is blind who will not see that
in the lives of the proletariat in the great cities all is misery and confusion . It is
hard ...
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| 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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