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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... and under the influence of the nimble and well - bred felicity that he learnt from the French he turned it into an instrument that was fit not only for solemn themes but also to express the light thought of the passing moment .
... and under the influence of the nimble and well - bred felicity that he learnt from the French he turned it into an instrument that was fit not only for solemn themes but also to express the light thought of the passing moment .
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I have never , except by an effort of will , wished that the passing moment might linger so that I could get more enjoyment from it , for even when it has brought me something I had immensely looked forward to , my imagination in the ...
I have never , except by an effort of will , wished that the passing moment might linger so that I could get more enjoyment from it , for even when it has brought me something I had immensely looked forward to , my imagination in the ...
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The intelligentsia , having passed judgment , ignored me , but I was securely fixed in the public favour . xxxiv part of From time to time I had a good deal of leisure during the war ; at first because the work I was doing took up but ...
The intelligentsia , having passed judgment , ignored me , but I was securely fixed in the public favour . xxxiv part of From time to time I had a good deal of leisure during the war ; at first because the work I was doing took up but ...
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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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