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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... less revengeful than we were and now a play devoted to revenge would be scarcely plausible . Perhaps because our passions are less strong , perhaps even because the teaching of Christ has [ 129 ] THE SUMMING UP.
... less revengeful than we were and now a play devoted to revenge would be scarcely plausible . Perhaps because our passions are less strong , perhaps even because the teaching of Christ has [ 129 ] THE SUMMING UP.
Page 134
... less original than those of the serious young men who write in these journals . There is no reason why they should be less interesting ; and if by the time the play has run its course they are out of date , what of it ? The play is dead ...
... less original than those of the serious young men who write in these journals . There is no reason why they should be less interesting ; and if by the time the play has run its course they are out of date , what of it ? The play is dead ...
Page 238
... less and the last thing has never been said about it . You can always find something fresh and interesting to read . But it does not satisfy . The art and litera- ture it directly produced are negligible so that you are driven to the ...
... less and the last thing has never been said about it . You can always find something fresh and interesting to read . But it does not satisfy . The art and litera- ture it directly produced are negligible so that you are driven to the ...
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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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