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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But now I can afford to put it off no longer . In youth the years stretch before one
so long that it is hard to realize that they will ever pass , and even in middle age ,
with the ordinary expectation of life in these days , it is easy to find excuses for ...
But now I can afford to put it off no longer . In youth the years stretch before one
so long that it is hard to realize that they will ever pass , and even in middle age ,
with the ordinary expectation of life in these days , it is easy to find excuses for ...
Page 183
His success has changed him in the eyes of his old associates and they are no
longer at home with him . They may look upon him with envy or with admiration ,
but no longer as one of themselves . The new world into which his success has ...
His success has changed him in the eyes of his old associates and they are no
longer at home with him . They may look upon him with envy or with admiration ,
but no longer as one of themselves . The new world into which his success has ...
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The young man turns away from it with horror because he thinks that when he
reaches it , he will still yearn for the things that give variety and gusto to his youth
. He is mistaken . It is true that the old man will no longer be able to climb an Alp
or ...
The young man turns away from it with horror because he thinks that when he
reaches it , he will still yearn for the things that give variety and gusto to his youth
. He is mistaken . It is true that the old man will no longer be able to climb an Alp
or ...
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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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