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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... urns in the same splendid manner the effect ( at least to my taste ) is less happy
. When a modern writer is grandiloquent to tell you whether or no a little trollop
shall hop into bed with a commonplace young man you are right to be disgusted .
... urns in the same splendid manner the effect ( at least to my taste ) is less happy
. When a modern writer is grandiloquent to tell you whether or no a little trollop
shall hop into bed with a commonplace young man you are right to be disgusted .
Page 82
I am almost inclined to say that I could not spend an hour in anyone's company
without getting the material to write at least a readable story about him . It is
pleasant to have so many stories in mind that whatever your mood you have one
upon ...
I am almost inclined to say that I could not spend an hour in anyone's company
without getting the material to write at least a readable story about him . It is
pleasant to have so many stories in mind that whatever your mood you have one
upon ...
Page 281
Determinism tells us that choice follows the line of least resistance or the
strongest motive . I am not conscious that I have always followed the line of least
resistance , and if I have followed the strongest motive that motive has been an
idea of ...
Determinism tells us that choice follows the line of least resistance or the
strongest motive . I am not conscious that I have always followed the line of least
resistance , and if I have followed the strongest motive that motive has been an
idea of ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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