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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... invention of the telephone , for instance , has made many scenes redundant , has quickened the pace of plays and has made it possible to avoid certain improbabilities . Probability is a variable factor . It is merely what the audience ...
... invention of the telephone , for instance , has made many scenes redundant , has quickened the pace of plays and has made it possible to avoid certain improbabilities . Probability is a variable factor . It is merely what the audience ...
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... invention . Ibsen as we know had a meagre power of invention ; his characters under different names are [ 132 ] THE SUMMING UP.
... invention . Ibsen as we know had a meagre power of invention ; his characters under different names are [ 132 ] THE SUMMING UP.
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William Somerset Maugham. power of invention ; his characters under different names are very dully repeated and his intrigue from play to play is little varied . It is not a gross exag- geration to say that his only gambit is the sudden ...
William Somerset Maugham. power of invention ; his characters under different names are very dully repeated and his intrigue from play to play is little varied . It is not a gross exag- geration to say that his only gambit is the sudden ...
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